Medium severity · published May 4, 2018
CVE-2018-10229
A hardware vulnerability in GPU memory modules allows attackers to accelerate micro-architectural attacks through the use of the JavaScript WebGL API
4.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A hardware vulnerability in GPU memory modules allows attackers to accelerate micro-architectural attacks through the use of the JavaScript WebGL API.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 47% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CH
Chrome · Google
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
FI
Firefox · Mozilla
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
N5
Nexus 5 · LG
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10229
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10229
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104084
Third Party Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/283803
Technical Description
https://www.vusec.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/glitch.pdf
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