Out-of-bounds read in Active Management Technology SDK and Standard Manageability (ISM) - CVE-2020-0594
Published: June 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28971
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0594
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in IPv6 subsystem. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system, leading to privilege escalation.
Note: This vulnerability affects the following versions of Intel AMT and ISM:
- 11.0 through 11.8.76
- 11.10 through 11.11.76
- 11.20 through 11.22.76
- 12.0 through 12.0.63
Affected software
Active Management Technology SDK
Standard Manageability (ISM)
Standard Manageability (ISM)
How to mitigate CVE-2020-0594
Install updates from vendor's website.
Active Management Technology SDK - addressed in versions 11.8.77, 11.12.77, 11.22.77, 12.0.64
Standard Manageability (ISM) - addressed in versions 11.8.77, 11.12.77, 11.22.77, 12.0.64
Standard Manageability (ISM) - addressed in versions 11.8.77, 11.12.77, 11.22.77, 12.0.64