What is CVE-2018-3624?

CVE-2018-3624 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel 2g Modem Firmware, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2018-04-05.

How severe is CVE-2018-3624?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Intel 2g Modem Firmware

CVE-2018-3624

Buffer overflow in ETWS processing module Intel XMM71xx, XMM72xx, XMM73xx, XMM74xx and Sofia 3G/R allows remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code via an adjacent network.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2018-04-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-114-02 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/103968 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-3624?: CVE-2018-3624 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel 2g Modem Firmware, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.3/10. Published 2018-04-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-3624?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.3 out of 10.