Vulnerability in AMD Atillk64
CVE-2019-7246
An issue was discovered in atillk64.sys in AMD ATI Diagnostics Hardware Abstraction Sys/Overclocking Utility 5.11.9.0. The vulnerable driver exposes a wrmsr instruction and does not properly filter the Model Specific Register (MSR). Allowing arbitrary MSR writes can lead to Ring-0 code execution and escalation of privileges.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- AMD Atillk64 — versions 5.11.9.0
References
- github.com/fireeye/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/FEYE-2019-0015/FEYE-20… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-7246?
- CVE-2019-7246 is a medium-severity vulnerability in AMD Atillk64. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-05-18.
- How severe is CVE-2019-7246?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.