What is CVE-2018-12182?

CVE-2018-12182 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (Edk Ii), classified under Unintended Proxy or Intermediary (Confused Deputy). CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-03-27.

How severe is CVE-2018-12182?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (Edk Ii)

CVE-2018-12182

Insufficient memory write check in SMM service for EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service via local access.

EPSS: 0.004 (33.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (Edk Ii) — versions N/A
Tianocore Edk_ii

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-441 — Unintended Proxy or Intermediary (Confused Deputy)

References

secure@intel.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
secure@intel.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
secure@intel.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
secure@intel.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12182?: CVE-2018-12182 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (Edk Ii), classified under Unintended Proxy or Intermediary (Confused Deputy). CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2019-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2018-12182?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.