CVE-2017-5689

Known Exploited Public Exploit

Description

An unprivileged network attacker could gain system privileges to provisioned Intel manageability SKUs: Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) and Intel Standard Manageability (ISM). An unprivileged local attacker could provision manageability features gaining unprivileged network or local system privileges on Intel manageability SKUs: Intel Active Management Technology (AMT), Intel Standard Manageability (ISM), and Intel Small Business Technology (SBT).

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 94.31% Top 5%
KEV Since 
Vendor Advisory intel.com
Affected: Intel Corporation Intel Active Mangement Technology, Intel Small Business Technology, Intel Standard Manageability
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References

Link Tags
https://www.tenable.com/blog/rediscovering-the-intel-amt-vulnerability third party advisory technical description
https://downloadmirror.intel.com/26754/eng/INTEL-SA-00075%20Mitigation%20Guide-Rev%201.1.pdf broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98269 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038385 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170509-0001/ third party advisory
https://www.embedi.com/files/white-papers/Silent-Bob-is-Silent.pdf exploit broken link third party advisory technical description
https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00075&languageid=en-fr patch vendor advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03754en_us third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html third party advisory patch
https://www.embedi.com/news/mythbusters-cve-2017-5689 third party advisory broken link
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-874235.pdf third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-5689?
CVE-2017-5689 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-5689?
To fix CVE-2017-5689, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-5689 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is confirmed that CVE-2017-5689 is actively exploited. Be extra cautious if you are using vulnerable components. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~94% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-5689?
CVE-2017-5689 affects Intel Corporation Intel Active Mangement Technology, Intel Small Business Technology, Intel Standard Manageability.
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