CWE-1256Base

Improper Restriction of Software Interfaces to Hardware Features

Stable in the CWE catalog · 4 CVEs mapped

4
CVEs mapped
6.3
Median CVSS
What it is

The product provides software-controllable

device functionality for capabilities such as power and

clock management, but it does not properly limit

functionality that can lead to modification of

hardware memory or register bits, or the ability to

observe physical side channels.

Recent examples
7.3cvss
CVE-2024-5477

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the System BIOS for some HP PC products which may allow escalation of privilege, arbitrary code…

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in the System BIOS for some HP PC products which may allow escalation of privilege, arbitrary code execution, denial of service, or information disclosure via a physical attack that requires specialized equipment and knowledge. HP is releasing firmware mitigation for the potential vulnerability.

HIGHno explanation yet
0%
epss
5.6cvss
CVE-2024-48869

Improper restriction of software interfaces to hardware features for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 processor with E-cores when using Intel(R) Trust Domain Extensions…

Improper restriction of software interfaces to hardware features for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) 6 processor with E-cores when using Intel(R) Trust Domain Extensions (Intel(R) TDX) or Intel(R) Software Guard Extensions (Intel(R) SGX) may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

MEDIUMno explanation yet
0%
epss
6.7cvss
CVE-2024-2881

Fault Injection of EdDSA signature in WolfCrypt

Fault Injection vulnerability in wc_ed25519_sign_msg function in wolfssl/wolfcrypt/src/ed25519.c in WolfSSL wolfssl5.6.6 on Linux/Windows allows remote attacker co-resides in the same system with a victim process to disclose information and escalate privileges via Rowhammer fault injection to the ed25519_key structure.

MEDIUMno explanation yet
0%
epss
The record
Technical detail
CWE ID
CWE-1256
Abstraction
Base
Structure
Simple
Status
Stable
References (5)