SB2017112201 - Privilege escalation in Intel Server Platform Services Firmware
Published: November 22, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017112201
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5706)
CWE-ID: CWE-120 - Buffer overflow
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to multiple buffer overflows in kernel. A local attacker can send a specially crafted request, trigger memory corruption, execute arbitrary code an compromise the vulnerable system.
2) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5709)
CWE-ID: CWE-120 - Buffer overflow
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to unknown error. A local attacker can send a specially crafted request,gain elevated privileges and access privileged content.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.