Intel attack uses a similar technique that gamers commonly use to overclock their CPUs. The Plundervolt attack affects all modern Intel Core processors from Skylake onward. Intel issued microcode and BIOs updates on Tuesday, parallel to the attack s disclosure, for the high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2019-11157) Intel recommends that users of affected processors update to the latest BIOS version provided by the system manufacturer that addresses these issues. The attack comes with some stipulations while an attacker doesn t need physical access to a victim’s computer to launch the attack, an attacker would need to be authenticated and first need root access to an untrusted OS.
Source: https://threatpost.com/intel-cpus-plundervolt-attack/151006/