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CVE-2008-7096

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-7096 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from intel organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2009, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2009-08-27T20:30:00.407

Last Modified

2026-06-16T23:03:35.470

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Hardware	intel	bios	dg33bu	Yes
Hardware	intel	bios	dg33fb	Yes
Hardware	intel	bios	dg33tl	Yes
Hardware	intel	bios	dp35dp	Yes
Hardware	intel	bios	dq35jo	Yes
Hardware	intel	bios	dq35mp	Yes
Hardware	intel	bios	dx38bt	Yes
Hardware	intel	bios	mgm965tw	Yes

References

http://invisiblethingslab.com/bh08/part2-full.pdf ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/49901 ([email protected])
http://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00017&languageid=en-fr Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://theinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/2008/08/attacking-xen-domu-vs-dom0.html ([email protected])
http://theinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/2008/08/intel-patches-q35-bug.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30823 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44676 ([email protected])
http://invisiblethingslab.com/bh08/part2-full.pdf (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/49901 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00017&languageid=en-fr Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://theinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/2008/08/attacking-xen-domu-vs-dom0.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://theinvisiblethings.blogspot.com/2008/08/intel-patches-q35-bug.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30823 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44676 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For intel's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.