CVE-2018-3662
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedEscalation of privilege in Intel Saffron MemoryBase before version 11.4 potentially allows an authorized user of the Saffron application to execute arbitrary code as root.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIntel Saffron MemoryBase before version 11.4 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability where an authorized user of the application can potentially execute arbitrary code with root privileges. The flaw allows a user with standard application access to elevate their privileges to the root level on the host system.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 11.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Determine installed version of Intel Saffron MemoryBaseLocate the installed Intel Saffron MemoryBase application and retrieve its version number. This is typically available through the application's About section, installed package information, or by querying the application directly if it provides a version command or API endpoint.Affected if The installed version is any version before 11.4 (for example, 11.3.x, 11.2.x, or earlier releases).
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Identify user account types configured in the applicationReview the user management or authentication configuration within Intel Saffron MemoryBase to identify whether standard (non-privileged) user accounts exist in the system.Affected if Standard user accounts with application-level access are present alongside the vulnerability in a version before 11.4.
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Verify application execution contextExamine how the Intel Saffron MemoryBase service or process runs on the host system. Check if it executes with elevated or root-level system privileges.Affected if The application runs with root or elevated system privileges while vulnerable versions (before 11.4) are in use.
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Review application configuration for privilege-related settingsInspect the application's configuration files, settings, or policy definitions related to user permissions and execution privileges. Look for any settings that control whether standard users can invoke privileged operations or execute system-level commands.Affected if Configuration permits standard users to trigger privileged operations and the version is before 11.4.
You are affected if Intel Saffron MemoryBase is installed at a version earlier than 11.4 and standard user accounts exist with the ability to interact with privileged application functions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data11.4
Upgrade Intel Saffron MemoryBase to version 11.4 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Verify the upgrade in a test environment before production deployment.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2018-3662 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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