What is CVE-2018-3693?A medium-severity flaw in Atom C, explained.
CVE-2018-3693 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.6) in Atom C from Intel, published on 10 July 2018. It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 8.6%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix.
Published 10 July 2018. Record last updated 18 April 2022. We keep this page's data up to date.
What is CVE-2018-3693? In plain terms.
An attacker has to be already on the device with an ordinary user account, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data.
Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a speculative buffer overflow and side-channel analysis.
What kind of flaw is it?
- UnknownUnknown
How an attack on it works
Read straight from its severity rating, translated out of the shorthand.
- Where an attacker can beAlready on the device
- How hard it is to pull offHard: conditions must line up
- Login needed firstAn ordinary user account
- Does someone have to clickNo, nobody has to do anything
- What an attacker getsCan read data
Severity vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Is CVE-2018-3693 being exploited? Not that we know of.
It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 8.6%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.
Timeline
- Published
- Record last updated
CVE-2018-3693 scores 32. Action: Monitor.
We keep the score of every published flaw up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, and evidence that criminals are actually using it counts most. In order:
- Evidence it is being exploitedBiggest factor
- How severe it isStrong factor
- How widely exposed it isSmaller factor
- Threat activity around itSmaller factor
85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score.
When CVE-2018-3693 matches software you track, it lands in your list with its score and the reasons behind it.
See your own ranked list →Who is affected by CVE-2018-3693? 228 products.
The published record lists 228 products from 7 vendors. Versions are shown as published: "before xcp3090" means every version up to, but not including, xcp3090. If you run one of these, check your version, then go to the fix below.
- Hardware
Atom C
by Intel
Affected versionsc2308c2316c2338c2350c2358c2508c2516c2518c2530c2538c2550c2558c2718c2730 - Hardware
Core I5
by Intel
Affected versions430m430um450m460m470um480m - Hardware
Core I7
by Intel
Affected versions7y75610e620le620lm620m620ue - Hardware
Core I3
by Intel
Affected versions330e330m330um350m370m380m - Hardware
Xeon E5
by Intel
Affected versions2650l_v42658a_v326582658_v22658_v32658_v4 - Hardware
Xeon
by Intel
Affected versionse5502e5503e5504e5506e5507e5520 - Hardware
Xeon E7
by Intel
Affected versions28032820283028502850_v22860 - Hardware
Xeon Gold
by Intel
Affected versions511551185119t51205120t5122 - Hardware
Atom Z
by Intel
Affected versionsz2420z2460z2480z2520z2560z2580
How do I fix CVE-2018-3693? Four steps.
- Check whether you run itCompare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list.
- Apply the vendor’s fixInstall the update named in the vendor’s advisory. We’ve put the advisories and patch notes first in the list.
- If you can’t patch todayFollow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in.
- Keep an eye on itTrack the product and we tell you as soon as we spot this flaw on the list of exploited flaws, or a jump in its exploit likelihood.
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Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local...
- Matched to
- Atom C on Acme's software list
- What to do
- Plan in the vendor’s update
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CVE-2018-3693 is a medium-severity flaw in Atom C from Intel, published on 10 July 2018. An attacker has to be already on the device with an ordinary user account, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can read data.
It scores 5.6 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is medium. Our risk score for CVE-2018-3693 is 32 out of 100, which is Low. Its action is "Monitor". No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle.
It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 8.6%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.
For Atom C from Intel: c2308, c2316, c2338, c2350, c2358, c2508 and 26 more. The record lists 228 products in all, each with its versions, under "Who is affected" on this page.
Install the update the vendor names in its advisory, linked first under "How do I fix" on this page. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet.