CWE Code: 264
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.9
CWE Name:  Permissions Privileges and Access Controls
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2009-08-27
Last Modified Date: 2017-08-17