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What exactly is 'Orange Mystery'? From the context of the article they make it sound like it is another known vulnerability, but I went looking and can't find
by otakucode 8y ago
What exactly is 'Orange Mystery'? From the context of the article they make it sound like it is another known vulnerability, but I went looking and can't find anything related with that name.
- scandinavian 8y agoOrange Mystery (their made up name) is an intended way to get JTAG access to TXE if the CPU is in manufacturing mode. Something that only happens if an OEM forgets to turn it off before shipping. This was the case with Intel Macbooks, before it was fixed. Haven't heard of other manufactures making the same mistake.
- Avery3R 8y agoIIRC CS(TXE/ME) are implemented in the pch, not the cpu. It's also pretty common for consumer gaming motherboard manufacturers to leave it on. I know at least MSI and Gigabyte do
- scandinavian 8y agoIt's common for gaming motherboards to leave manufacturing mode on? Got any info on that, can't find anything on google about this.