Privilege escalation in Intel Trusted Execution Engine Firmware - CVE-2017-5707

 

Privilege escalation in Intel Trusted Execution Engine Firmware - CVE-2017-5707

Published: March 2, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10809
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5707
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
Intel Trusted Execution Engine Firmware

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to multiple buffer overflows in kernel. A local attacker can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-5707

Install update from vendor's website.

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