#VU15552 Privilege escalation in ASRock products - CVE-2018-10712

Vulnerability identifier: #VU15552

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10712

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: Yes

Vulnerable software:
ASRock RGBLED
Hardware solutions / Drivers
ASRock RestartToUEFI
Hardware solutions / Drivers
ASRock F-Stream
Hardware solutions / Drivers
ASRock A-Tuning
Hardware solutions / Drivers

Vendor: ASRock

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to exposure of functionality to read/write data from/to IO ports. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Mitigation
Update ASRock RGBLED to version 1.0.36
Update ASRock A-Tuning to version 3.0.216,
Update ASRock F-Stream to version 3.0.216,
Update ASRock RestartToUEFI to version 1.0.7.

Vulnerable software versions

ASRock RGBLED: before 1.0.36

ASRock RestartToUEFI: before 1.0.7

ASRock F-Stream: before 3.0.216

ASRock A-Tuning: before 3.0.216

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External links
https://www.secureauth.com/labs/advisories/asrock-drivers-elevation-privilege-vulnerabilities

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.