Elevated Privilege Risk in GIGABYTE APP Center and Related Tools
CVE-2018-19320
Key Information:
- Vendor
Gigabyte
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 21 December 2018
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What is CVE-2018-19320?
The GDrv low-level driver in GIGABYTE APP Center and various associated applications poses a security risk due to its exposure of ring0 memcpy-like functionality. This vulnerability creates an opportunity for local attackers to gain extensive control over the affected systems, allowing for potential unauthorized access and manipulation of system resources. It is crucial for users to ensure their systems are up to date with the latest security patches provided by GIGABYTE to mitigate this risk.
CISA has reported CVE-2018-19320
CISA provides regional cyber and physical services to support security and resilience across the United States. CISA monitor the most dangerious vulnerabilities and have identifed CVE-2018-19320 as being exploited and is known by the CISA as enabling ransomware campaigns.
The CISA's recommendation is: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.
References
EPSS Score
20% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.
CVSS V3.1
Timeline
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Public PoC available
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Used in Ransomware
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Exploit known to exist
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CISA Reported
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved