Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-8935
The Promontory chipset, as used in AMD Ryzen and Ryzen Pro platforms, has a backdoor in the ASIC, aka CHIMERA-HW.
Products affected by CVE-2018-8935
- cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_pro_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-8935
0.36%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 69 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-8935
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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9.3
|
HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
|
10.0
|
NIST | |
9.0
|
CRITICAL | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.2
|
6.0
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2018-8935
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https://blog.trailofbits.com/2018/03/15/amd-flaws-technical-summary/
“AMD Flaws” Technical Summary | Trail of Bits BlogThird Party Advisory
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https://safefirmware.com/amdflaws_whitepaper.pdf
Third Party Advisory
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https://community.amd.com/community/amd-corporate/blog/2018/03/21/initial-amd-technical-assessment-of-cts-labs-research
Initial AMD Technical Assessment of CTS Labs Re... | CommunityVendor Advisory
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https://amdflaws.com/
Third Party Advisory
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