CVE-2008-7096
What it is
Intel Desktop and Intel Mobile Boards with BIOS firmware DQ35JO, DQ35MP, DP35DP, DG33FB, DG33BU, DG33TL, MGM965TW, D945GCPE, and DX38BT allows local administrators with ring 0 privileges to gain additional privileges and modify code that is running in System Management Mode, or access hypervisory memory as demonstrated at Black Hat 2008 by accessing certain remapping registers in Xen 3.3.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.9 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Intel Bios dg33bu
- Intel Bios dg33fb
- Intel Bios dg33tl
- Intel Bios dp35dp
- Intel Bios dq35jo
- Intel Bios dq35mp
- Intel Bios dx38bt
- Intel Bios mgm965tw
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.9
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Medium
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
Raw vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2008-7096.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2008-7096. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00017&languageid=en-fr
- http://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00017&languageid=en-fr
References
- http://invisiblethingslab.com/bh08/part2-full.pdf
- http://osvdb.org/49901
- http://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00017&languageid=en-fr
- http://theinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/2008/08/attacking-xen-domu-vs-dom0.html
- http://theinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/2008/08/intel-patches-q35-bug.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30823
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44676
- http://invisiblethingslab.com/bh08/part2-full.pdf
- http://osvdb.org/49901
- http://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00017&languageid=en-fr
- http://theinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/2008/08/attacking-xen-domu-vs-dom0.html
- http://theinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/2008/08/intel-patches-q35-bug.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30823
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44676