Buffer overflow in Active Management Technology SDK - CVE-2018-3657

 

Buffer overflow in Active Management Technology SDK - CVE-2018-3657

Published: February 18, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU17746
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3657
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
Active Management Technology SDK

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to buffer overflow. A local attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with Intel® AMT execution privilege via local access.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-3657

Update to version 12.0.5.

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