intel-inb-manageability update for OpenSSL

Published: 2024-02-22

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-5678 CVE-2023-6129
CWE-ID	CWE-399 CWE-371
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Intel In-Band Manageability Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH
Vendor	Intel

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU82894

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5678

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within DH_generate_key() and DH_check_pub_key() functions. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Intel In-Band Manageability: 2.6.2 - 4.2.0

External links

http://github.com/intel/intel-inb-manageability/releases/tag/v4.2.1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) State Issues

EUVDB-ID: #VU85170