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
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.