VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-8934
The Promontory chipset, as used in AMD Ryzen and Ryzen Pro platforms, has a backdoor in firmware, aka CHIMERA-FW.
CRITICAL 9.0EPSS 1.75%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.75%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Promontory chipset, as used in AMD Ryzen and Ryzen Pro platforms, has a backdoor in firmware, aka CHIMERA-FW.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.0 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.75% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- amd/ryzen pro firmware · amd/ryzen firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://amdflaws.com/Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.trailofbits.com/2018/03/15/amd-flaws-technical-summary/Third Party Advisory
- https://community.amd.com/community/amd-corporate/blog/2018/03/21/initial-amd-technical-assessment-of-cts-labs-researchVendor Advisory
- https://safefirmware.com/amdflaws_whitepaper.pdfThird Party Advisory
- https://amdflaws.com/Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.trailofbits.com/2018/03/15/amd-flaws-technical-summary/Third Party Advisory
- https://community.amd.com/community/amd-corporate/blog/2018/03/21/initial-amd-technical-assessment-of-cts-labs-researchVendor Advisory
- https://safefirmware.com/amdflaws_whitepaper.pdfThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.