CVE-2018-12204 describes an improper memory initialization vulnerability in Platform Sample/Silicon Reference firmware for Intel Server Boards, Server Systems, and Compute Modules. A privileged local user could exploit this to potentially escalate privileges. With a CVSS score of 6.7 (Medium), this vulnerability requires high privileges and local access, but could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion beyond a single Reddit mention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:platform_sample_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:silicon_reference_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.