What is CVE-2018-12174?

CVE-2018-12174 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Parallel_studio_xe, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-14.

How severe is CVE-2018-12174?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Intel Parallel_studio_xe

CVE-2018-12174

Heap overflow in Intel Trace Analyzer 2018 in Intel Parallel Studio XE 2018 Update 3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially escalate privileges via local access.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (29.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Intel Parallel_studio_xe — versions 2018
Intel Corporation Parallel Studio Xe 2018 — versions Update 3 and before

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

secure@intel.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
secure@intel.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12174?: CVE-2018-12174 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Parallel_studio_xe, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-14.
How severe is CVE-2018-12174?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.