CVE-2018-8934

9CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Amd
Status
Ryzen Pro Firmware
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 March 2018

Summary

The Promontory chipset, as used in AMD Ryzen and Ryzen Pro platforms, has a backdoor in firmware, aka CHIMERA-FW.

References

https://amdflaws.com/
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https://blog.trailofbits.com/2018/03/15/amd-flaws-technic...
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https://community.amd.com/community/amd-corporate/blog/20...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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