Hasty Briefsbeta

Bilingual

The RCE that AMD won't fix

3 months ago
  • #Security
  • #RCE
  • #AMD
  • AMD's AutoUpdate software has a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability.
  • The update URLs in the app.config use HTTP, making them susceptible to MITM attacks.
  • The AutoUpdate software does not validate downloaded executables before execution.
  • AMD considered the vulnerability 'out of scope' and chose not to fix it.
  • Timeline of events from discovery to AMD's response.