PT-2017-3129

CVE-2017-5708

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Published

2017-11-20

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Updated

2019-10-03

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CVSS 3.1
7.8
High
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Intel Manageability Engine Firmware versions 11.0 through 11.20
Description The issue concerns multiple privilege escalations in the kernel of Intel Manageability Engine Firmware, allowing unauthorized processes to access privileged content. This is reportedly due to buffer overflow and insufficient access control measures. Exploitation of these issues could enable an attacker to elevate their privileges.
Recommendations For Intel Manageability Engine Firmware versions 11.0 through 11.20, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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