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CVE-2008-7096

6.9 · MEDIUM

Intel Desktop and Intel Mobile Boards with BIOS firmware DQ35JO, DQ35MP, DP35DP, DG33FB, DG33BU, DG33TL, MGM965TW, D945GCPE, and DX38BT allows local administrators with ring 0 privileges to gain ad…

Published Aug 27, 2009intelCWE-264EPSS 0.32%

Overview

CVE-2008-7096 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting intel bios. It was published on August 27, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Intel Desktop and Intel Mobile Boards with BIOS firmware DQ35JO, DQ35MP, DP35DP, DG33FB, DG33BU, DG33TL, MGM965TW, D945GCPE, and DX38BT allows local administrators with ring 0 privileges to gain additional privileges and modify code that is running in System Management Mode, or access hypervisory memory as demonstrated at Black Hat 2008 by accessing certain remapping registers in Xen 3.3.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from intel. Update bios to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refinvisiblethingslab.com/bh08/part2-full.pdfRefosvdb.org/49901Refsecurity-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00017&languageid=en-frReftheinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/2008/08/attacking-xen-domu-vs-dom0.htmlReftheinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/2008/08/intel-patches-q35-bug.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/30823Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44676Refinvisiblethingslab.com/bh08/part2-full.pdfRefosvdb.org/49901Refsecurity-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00017&languageid=en-fr

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-7096?

CVE-2008-7096 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting intel bios. It was published on August 27, 2009 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2008-7096?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-7096?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from intel. Update bios to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2008-7096?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2008-7096 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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