Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-8935 - Unspecified vulnerability in AMD Ryzen Firmware and Ryzen PRO Firmware
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
HIGH Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
HIGH Availability impact
HIGH Summary
The Promontory chipset, as used in AMD Ryzen and Ryzen Pro platforms, has a backdoor in the ASIC, aka CHIMERA-HW.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 2 | |
| Hardware | 2 |
References
- https://amdflaws.com/
- https://amdflaws.com/
- https://blog.trailofbits.com/2018/03/15/amd-flaws-technical-summary/
- https://blog.trailofbits.com/2018/03/15/amd-flaws-technical-summary/
- https://community.amd.com/community/amd-corporate/blog/2018/03/21/initial-amd-technical-assessment-of-cts-labs-research
- https://community.amd.com/community/amd-corporate/blog/2018/03/21/initial-amd-technical-assessment-of-cts-labs-research
- https://safefirmware.com/amdflaws_whitepaper.pdf
- https://safefirmware.com/amdflaws_whitepaper.pdf