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CVE-2018-8934

Summary
Assigner-mitre
Assigner Org ID-8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At-22 Mar, 2018 | 14:00
Updated At-05 Aug, 2024 | 07:10
Rejected At-
Credits

The Promontory chipset, as used in AMD Ryzen and Ryzen Pro platforms, has a backdoor in firmware, aka CHIMERA-FW.

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Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:mitre
Assigner Org ID:8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca
Published At:22 Mar, 2018 | 14:00
Updated At:05 Aug, 2024 | 07:10
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

The Promontory chipset, as used in AMD Ryzen and Ryzen Pro platforms, has a backdoor in firmware, aka CHIMERA-FW.

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TypeCWE IDDescription
textN/An/a
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References
HyperlinkResource
https://amdflaws.com/
x_refsource_MISC
https://blog.trailofbits.com/2018/03/15/amd-flaws-technical-summary/
x_refsource_MISC
https://community.amd.com/community/amd-corporate/blog/2018/03/21/initial-amd-technical-assessment-of-cts-labs-research
x_refsource_MISC
https://safefirmware.com/amdflaws_whitepaper.pdf
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: https://amdflaws.com/
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: https://blog.trailofbits.com/2018/03/15/amd-flaws-technical-summary/
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: https://community.amd.com/community/amd-corporate/blog/2018/03/21/initial-amd-technical-assessment-of-cts-labs-research
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: https://safefirmware.com/amdflaws_whitepaper.pdf
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
CVE Program Container
Affected Products
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HyperlinkResource
https://amdflaws.com/
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
https://blog.trailofbits.com/2018/03/15/amd-flaws-technical-summary/
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
https://community.amd.com/community/amd-corporate/blog/2018/03/21/initial-amd-technical-assessment-of-cts-labs-research
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
https://safefirmware.com/amdflaws_whitepaper.pdf
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://amdflaws.com/
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://blog.trailofbits.com/2018/03/15/amd-flaws-technical-summary/
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://community.amd.com/community/amd-corporate/blog/2018/03/21/initial-amd-technical-assessment-of-cts-labs-research
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
x_transferred
Hyperlink: https://safefirmware.com/amdflaws_whitepaper.pdf
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
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Information is not available yet
▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:cve@mitre.org
Published At:22 Mar, 2018 | 14:29
Updated At:03 Oct, 2019 | 00:03

The Promontory chipset, as used in AMD Ryzen and Ryzen Pro platforms, has a backdoor in firmware, aka CHIMERA-FW.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
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Date Added: N/A
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Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary3.09.0CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary2.09.3HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Type: Primary
Version: 3.0
Base score: 9.0
Base severity: CRITICAL
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 9.3
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CPE Matches
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
amd
>>ryzen_pro_firmware>>-
cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_pro_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
amd
>>ryzen_pro>>-
cpe:2.3:h:amd:ryzen_pro:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
amd
>>ryzen_firmware>>-
cpe:2.3:o:amd:ryzen_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
amd
>>ryzen>>-
cpe:2.3:h:amd:ryzen:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoPrimarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: NVD-CWE-noinfo
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
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Vendor Statements
References
HyperlinkSourceResource
https://amdflaws.com/cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://blog.trailofbits.com/2018/03/15/amd-flaws-technical-summary/cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://community.amd.com/community/amd-corporate/blog/2018/03/21/initial-amd-technical-assessment-of-cts-labs-researchcve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://safefirmware.com/amdflaws_whitepaper.pdfcve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://amdflaws.com/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://blog.trailofbits.com/2018/03/15/amd-flaws-technical-summary/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: https://community.amd.com/community/amd-corporate/blog/2018/03/21/initial-amd-technical-assessment-of-cts-labs-research
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: https://safefirmware.com/amdflaws_whitepaper.pdf
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Third Party Advisory

Change History

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