CVE-2024-29979
LowWhat is CVE-2024-29979?
Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in Phoenix SecureCore™ for Intel Kaby Lake, Phoenix SecureCore™ for Intel Coffee Lake, Phoenix SecureCore™ for Intel Comet Lake, Phoenix SecureCore™ for Intel Ice Lake allows Input Data Manipulation.This issue affects SecureCore™ for Intel Kaby Lake: before 4.0.1.1012; SecureCore™ for Intel Coffee Lake: before 4.1.0.568; SecureCore™ for Intel Comet Lake: before 4.2.1.292; SecureCore™ for Intel Ice Lake: before 4.2.0.334.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS 3.1Requires local access — attacker must be logged in or have physical access to the device.
No special conditions required. Exploit can be performed reliably and repeatedly.
Administrative or root-level privileges required to exploit.
No user interaction required. Exploit runs without any victim action.
Exploiting the vulnerability only affects the vulnerable component itself.
No confidentiality impact. Sensitive data is not exposed.
No integrity impact. Data cannot be modified.
Reduced performance or intermittent outages, but service remains available.
Known Affected Devices
FAQ
CVE-2024-29979 has a CVSS score of 2.3/10, rated as Low. Review the affected products list and apply vendor patches.
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) rates vulnerability severity from 0.0 to 10.0. CVE-2024-29979 scores 2.3/10 (Low). Scores 9.0–10.0 are Critical, 7.0–8.9 are High, 4.0–6.9 are Medium, and below 4.0 are Low.
The list of devices confirmed to be affected by CVE-2024-29979 is shown in the "Affected Devices" section above. Check your firmware version against the vendor security advisory and apply the latest patch.
Apply the latest firmware or software update from the vendor. Check the References section above for official advisories and patch notes. If no patch is available, consider disabling the affected feature or isolating the device from untrusted networks.