high
7.2
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2018-12203

First published: Thu Mar 14 2019(Updated: )

Denial of service vulnerability in Platform Sample/ Silicon Reference firmware for 8th Generation Intel Core Processor, 7th Generation Intel Core Processor may allow privileged user to potentially execute arbitrary code via local access.

Credit: secure@intel.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Intel Platform Sample firmware
Intel Core i3=8100
Intel Core i3=8100h
Intel Core i3=8100t
Intel Core i3=8109u
Intel Core i3=8130u
Intel Core i3=8145u
Intel Core i3=8300
Intel Core i3=8300t
Intel Core i3=8350k
Intel Core i5 Processors=8200y
Intel Core i5 Processors=8250u
Intel Core i5 Processors=8259u
Intel Core i5 Processors=8265u
Intel Core i5 Processors=8269u
Intel Core i5 Processors=8300h
Intel Core i5 Processors=8305g
Intel Core i5 Processors=8350u
Intel Core i5 Processors=8400
Intel Core i5 Processors=8400b
Intel Core i5 Processors=8400h
Intel Core i5 Processors=8400t
Intel Core i5 Processors=8500
Intel Core i5 Processors=8500b
Intel Core i5 Processors=8500t
Intel Core i5 Processors=8600
Intel Core i5 Processors=8600k
Intel Core i5 Processors=8600t
Intel CPU Cores=8086k
Intel CPU Cores=8500y
Intel CPU Cores=8550u
Intel CPU Cores=8559u
Intel CPU Cores=8565u
Intel CPU Cores=8650u
Intel CPU Cores=8700
Intel CPU Cores=8700b
Intel CPU Cores=8700k
Intel CPU Cores=8700t
Intel CPU Cores=8705g
Intel CPU Cores=8706g
Intel CPU Cores=8709g
Intel CPU Cores=8750h
Intel CPU Cores=8809g
Intel CPU Cores=8850h
Intel Core i3=7020u
Intel Core i3=7100
Intel Core i3=7100e
Intel Core i3=7100h
Intel Core i3=7100t
Intel Core i3=7100u
Intel Core i3=7101e
Intel Core i3=7101te
Intel Core i3=7102e
Intel Core i3=7130u
Intel Core i3=7167u
Intel Core i3=7300
Intel Core i3=7300t
Intel Core i3=7320
Intel Core i3=7350k
Intel Core i5 Processors=7200u
Intel Core i5 Processors=7260u
Intel Core i5 Processors=7267u
Intel Core i5 Processors=7287u
Intel Core i5 Processors=7300hq
Intel Core i5 Processors=7300u
Intel Core i5 Processors=7360u
Intel Core i5 Processors=7400
Intel Core i5 Processors=7400t
Intel Core i5 Processors=7440eq
Intel Core i5 Processors=7440hq
Intel Core i5 Processors=7442eq
Intel Core i5 Processors=7500
Intel Core i5 Processors=7500t
Intel Core i5 Processors=7600
Intel Core i5 Processors=7600k
Intel Core i5 Processors=7600t
Intel Core i5 Processors=7640x
Intel CPU Cores=7500u
Intel CPU Cores=7560u
Intel CPU Cores=7567u
Intel CPU Cores=7600u
Intel CPU Cores=7660u
Intel CPU Cores=7700
Intel CPU Cores=7700hq
Intel CPU Cores=7700k
Intel CPU Cores=7700t
Intel CPU Cores=7740x
Intel CPU Cores=7800x
Intel CPU Cores=7820eq
Intel CPU Cores=7820hk
Intel CPU Cores=7820hq
Intel CPU Cores=7820x
Intel CPU Cores=7920hq
Intel Silicon Reference firmware

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2018-12203?

    CVE-2018-12203 has been rated as a high-severity security vulnerability that may allow denial of service.

  • How do I fix CVE-2018-12203?

    To fix CVE-2018-12203, users should update to the latest version of the affected Intel firmware.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2018-12203?

    CVE-2018-12203 affects users of Platform Sample and Silicon Reference firmware for 8th and 7th Generation Intel Core Processors.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2018-12203?

    CVE-2018-12203 is categorized as a local denial of service vulnerability.

  • Can CVE-2018-12203 allow remote exploitation?

    No, CVE-2018-12203 requires local access to potentially execute arbitrary code.

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