CVE-2018-19323
Gigabyte Aorus Graphics Engine ≤ 1.57
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2018-19323 is a critical-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Gigabyte Aorus Graphics Engine. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; CISA has added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
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The vulnerability is an exposure of Machine Specific Register (MSR) read and write functionality in the GDrv low-level driver shipped with GIGABYTE APP Center v1.05.21 and earlier, AORUS GRAPHICS ENGINE versions before 1.57, XTREME GAMING ENGINE versions before 1.26, and OC GURU II v2.08. This issue received a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 and is tracked under CVE-2018-19323.
An unauthenticated attacker can invoke the exposed driver interfaces to read or write MSRs. Successful exploitation grants the ability to alter processor configuration, disable security features, or execute arbitrary code with full system privileges.
Gigabyte published security advisory 1801 along with updated software packages on its support site that address the affected graphics utilities and drivers; the full disclosure and technical analysis are also available via the referenced Seclists and SecureAuth Labs reports.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2018-11021
Vulnerability Data
The GDrv low-level driver in GIGABYTE APP Center v1.05.21 and earlier, AORUS GRAPHICS ENGINE before 1.57, XTREME GAMING ENGINE before 1.26, and OC GURU II v2.08 exposes functionality to read and write Machine Specific Registers (MSRs).
- CWE(s)
- KEV Date Added
- 24 October 2022
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