Input validation error in Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME) and Intel Server Platform Services Firmware - CVE-2022-29466

 

Input validation error in Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME) and Intel Server Platform Services Firmware - CVE-2022-29466

Published: November 15, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU69316
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29466
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME)
Intel Server Platform Services Firmware

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in firmware. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-29466

Install updates from vendor's website.

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