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Full vulnerability report · 2017
CVE-2017-5712High confidence

Intel Corporation Active Management Technology: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Intel Corporation · Active Management Technology

7.2HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Fix not verified
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Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2017-14789

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

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EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
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Advisory evidence
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Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Fix not verified
01

What, why and how

Buffer overflow in Active Management Technology (AMT) in Intel Manageability Engine Firmware 8.x/9.x/10.x/11.0/11.5/11.6/11.7/11.10/11.20 allows attacker with remote Admin access to the system to execute arbitrary code with AMT execution privilege.

What

Buffer overflow in Active Management Technology (AMT) in Intel Manageability Engine Firmware 8.x/9.x/10.x/11.0/11.5/11.6/11.7/11.10/11.20 allows attacker with remote Admin access to the system to execute arbitrary code with AMT execution privilege.

Why

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may execute code or commands in the affected security context.

What

Buffer overflow in Active Management Technology (AMT) in Intel Manageability Engine Firmware 8.x/9.x/10.x/11.0/11.5/11.6/11.7/11.10/11.20 allows attacker with remote Admin access to the system to execute arbitrary code with AMT execution privilege.

Why

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with elevated privileges. If successful, the issue may execute code or commands in the affected security context.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
a network path → Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer → execute code or commands in the affected security context
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
High: elevated access is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-119

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRHighPrivileges required: The attacker needs elevated or administrative privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
After compromise, an attacker may use built-in shells, scripting engines, scheduled tasks and native network utilities for discovery, persistence or movement. This is a plausible LoTL path, not evidence that it has occurred for every attack.
NetworkRemote code executionCWE-119
A

Official authority intelligence

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Canadian Centre for Cyber Security · English · AV18-045[Control systems] Siemens SIMATIC, SIMOTION and SINUMERIK Vulnerabilities

Multiple vulnerabilities were identified in Siemens SIMATIC, SIMOTION and SINUMERIK products. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a user to remotely execute arbitrary code, elevate privileges, gain unauthenticated access to sensitive data, abuse cryptographic functions and cause a denial of service under certain conditions. Affected Products: Siemens reports that the vulnerabilities affect the following Industrial PCs and BIOS versions: -SIMATIC Field-PG M3: ME prior to V6.2.61.3535, -SIMATIC Field-PG M4: BIOS prior to V18.01.06, -SIMATIC Field-PG M5: BIOS prior to V22.01.04, -SIMATIC HMI IPC677C: ME prior to V6.2.61.3535, -SIMATIC IPC427D: BIOS prior to V17.0?.10, -SIMATIC IPC427E: BIOS prior to V21.01.07, -SIMATIC IPC477D: BIOS prior to V17.0?.10, -SIMATIC IPC477D PRO: BIOS prior to V17.0?.10, -SIMATIC IPC477E: BIOS prior to V21.01.07, -SIMATIC IPC547D: ME prior to V7.1.91.3272, -SIMATIC IPC547E: ME prior to V9.1.41.3024, -SIMATIC IPC547G: ME prior to V11.8.50.3425 and BIOS Siemens reports that the vulnerability affects the following versions of SIMATIC Industrial PCs using a version of Infineon’s Trusted Platform Module (TPM): -SIMATIC Field-PG M5 all versions prior to v22.01.04, -SIMATIC IPC227E all versions prior to v20.01.10, -SIMATIC IPC277E all versions prior to v20.01.10, -SIMATIC IPC427E all versions prior to v21.01.07, -SIMATIC IPC477E all versions prior to v21.01.07, -SIMATIC IPC547G all versions, and -SIMATIC ITP1000 all versions prior to v23.01.03 Siemens reports that the vulnerabilities affect the following versions of SIMATIC WinCC Add-On: -SIMATIC WinCC Add-On Historian CONNECT ALARM all versions prior to and including v5.x, -SIMATIC WinCC Add-On PI CONNECT ALARM all versions prior to and including v2.x, -SIMATIC WinCC Add-On PI CONNECT AUDIT TRAIL all versions prior to and including v1.x, -SIMATIC WinCC Add-On PM-AGENT all versions prior to and including v5.x, -SIMATIC WinCC Add-On PM-ANALYZE all versions prior to and including v7.x, -SIMATIC WinCC Add-On PM-CONTROL all versions prior to and including v10.x, -SIMATIC WinCC Add-On PM-MAINT all versions prior to and including v9.x, -SIMATIC WinCC Add-On PM-OPEN EXPORT all versions prior to and including v7.x, -SIMATIC WinCC Add-On PM-OPEN HOST-S all versions prior to and including v7.x, -SIMATIC WinCC Add-On PM-OPEN IMPORT all versions prior to and including v6.x, -SIMATIC WinCC Add-On PM-OPEN PI all versions prior to and including v7.x, -SIMATIC WinCC Add-On PM-OPEN PV02 all versions prior to and including v1.x, -SIMATIC WinCC Add-On PM-OPEN TCP/IP all versions prior to and including v8.x, -SIMATIC WinCC Add-On PM-QUALITY all versions prior to and including v9.x, -SIMATIC WinCC Add-On SICEMENT IT MIS all versions prior to and including v7.x, and -SIMATIC WinCC Add-On SIPAPER IT MIS all versions prior to and including v7.x Siemens reports the vulnerability affects the following industrial products: -SIMATIC S7-200 Smart: All versions prior to V2.03.01, -SIMATIC S7-400 PN V6: All versions prior to V6.0.6, -SIMATIC S7-400 H V6: All versions prior to V6.0.8, -SIMATIC S7-400 PN/DP V7: All versions prior to V7.0.2, -SIMATIC S7-410 V8: All versions, -SIMATIC S7-300: All versions, -SIMATIC S7-1200: All versions, -SIMATIC S7-1500: All versions prior to V2.0, -SIMATIC S7-1500 Software Controller: All versions prior to V2.0, -SIMATIC WinAC RTX 2010 incl. F: All versions, -SIMATIC ET 200 Interface modules for PROFINET IO:-SIMATIC ET 200AL: All versions, -SIMATIC ET 200ecoPN: All versions, -SIMATIC ET 200M: All versions, -SIMATIC ET 200MP IM155-5 PN BA: All versions prior to V4.0.2, -SIMATIC ET 200MP IM155-5 PN ST: All versions prior to V4.1, -SIMATIC ET 200MP (except IM155-5 PN BA and IM155-5 PN ST): All versions, -SIMATIC ET 200pro: All versions, -SIMATIC ET 200S: All versions, and -SIMATIC ET 200SP: All versions. -Development/Evaluation Kits for PROFINET IO:-DK Standard Ethernet Controller: All versions prior to V4.1.1 Patch 05, -EK-ERTEC 200P: All versions prior to V4.5, and -EK-ERTEC 200 PN IO: All versions prior to V4.5 -SIMOTION Firmware:-SIMOTION D: All versions prior to V5.1 HF1, -SIMOTION C: All versions prior to V5.1 HF1, -SIMOTION P V4.4 and V4.5: All versions prior to V4.5 HF5, and -SIMOTION P V5: All versions prior to V5.1 HF1 -SINAMICS:-SINAMICS DCM: All versions, -SINAMICS DCP: All versions, -SINAMICS G110M / G120(C/P/D) w. PN: All versions prior to V4.7 SP9 HF1, -SINAMICS G130 and G150 w. PN: All versions, -SINAMICS S110 w. PN: All versions prior to V4.4 SP3 HF6, -SINAMICS S120 w. PN: All versions prior to V4.8 HF5, -SINAMICS S150 w. PN:-V4.7: All versions, and -V4.8: All versions. -SINAMICS V90 w. PN: All versions prior to V1.02 -SINUMERIK 840D sl: All versions, -SIMATIC Compact Field Unit: All versions, -SIMATIC PN/PN Coupler: All versions, -SIMOCODE pro V PROFINET: All versions, and -SIRIUS Soft starter 3RW44 PN: All versions. CVE References: CVE-2017-5705, CVE-2017-5706, CVE-2017-5707, CVE-2017-5708, CVE-2017-5709, CVE-2017-5710, CVE-2017-5711, CVE-2017-5712, CVE-2017-15361, CVE-2017-12741

Official advisory ↗
Canadian Centre for Cyber Security · English · AV17-173Intel® security update

Intel® has released a security update to address multiple vulnerabilities in Intel® Management Engine (ME), Intel® Server Platform Services (SPS), and Intel® Trusted Execution Engine (TXE) products. Products Affected: 6th, 7th & 8th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor Family Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1200 v5 & v6 Product Family Intel® Xeon® Processor Scalable Family Intel® Xeon® Processor W Family Intel® Atom® C3000 Processor Family Apollo Lake Intel® Atom Processor E3900 series Apollo Lake Intel® Pentium™ Celeron™ N and J series Processors CVE References: CVE-2017-5705, CVE-2017-5706, CVE-2017-5707, CVE-2017-5708, CVE-2017-5709, CVE-2017-5710, CVE-2017-5711, CVE-2017-5712

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CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2018-AVI-095Multiples vulnérabilités dans SCADA les produits Siemens

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans SCADA les produits Siemens . Certaines d'entre elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de code arbitraire à distance, une exécution de code arbitraire et une atteinte à l'intégrité des données.

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CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2017-AVI-423Multiples vulnérabilités dans les microgiciels Intel

Le 1er mai 2017 [1], une vulnérabilité concernant Intel AMT permettait à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de code arbitraire à distance et une élévation de privilèges sur des machines comportant un modèle de processeur Intel habituellement utilisé par les entreprises. Le 20 novembre 2017 [2][3], un article annonce l’identification de nouvelles vulnérabilités critiques dans IME et AMT pour les processeurs Intel. Les processeurs concernés correspondent autant à des modèles d’entreprise qu'à des modèles pour particuliers. Intel propose un outil permettant de détecter les processeurs affectés par cette vulnérabilité [4]. L’exploitation de ces vulnérabilités permet à un attaquant ayant un accès local à la machine d’altérer l’intégrité de la chaîne de démarrage et d’exécuter du code arbitraire à l’insu du système d’exploitation, même lorsque la machine est éteinte. Ces vulnérabilités concernent une vaste gamme de processeurs : des versions de processeurs récentes disponible pour les particuliers dont la vente commence début 2016, comme de plus anciens destinés aux entreprises datant de 2011. A ce jour, il n’existe pas de code disponible publiquement exploitant ces vulnérabilités. Potentiellement, un tel code pourrait permettre : Une exécution de code arbitraire dans le contexte d’IME et, par conséquent, des modules basés dessus, tels que AMT ou PTT (Plateform Trust Technology) ; d’impacter les mécanismes d’attestation de validité de la machine, tel que la désactivation du Secure Boot, grâce à la compromission d’AMT ; de charger et exécuter du code arbitraire dans le contexte d’AMT, par exemple pour charger une session VNC à l’insu du système d’exploitation ; de récupérer des informations contenues dans la plateforme Intel PTT, telles que des clés de Bitlocker.

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JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2017-010525Intel Manageability Engine Firmware の Active Management Technology におけるバッファエラーの脆弱性

Intel Manageability Engine Firmware の Active Management Technology (AMT) には、バッファエラーの脆弱性が存在します。

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KISA KrCERT/CC · Korean · KNVD-4808Intel 펌웨어 취약점 보안 업데이트 권고

#### Intel 펌웨어 취약점 보안 업데이트 권고 2017.11.23 ##### □ 개요 o Intel社는 자사 제품에서 발생하는 취약점을 해결한 보안 업데이트를 발표 [1] o 영향 받는 버전 사용자는 해결방안에 따라 최신버전으로 업데이트 권고 ##### □ 내용 o 인텔® 관리 엔진(Intel® ME) - 커널에서 버퍼오버플로우로 인한 임의 코드 실행 취약점(CVE-2017-5705) - 커널에서 발생하는 권한 상승 취약점(CVE-2017-5708) - AMT에서 버퍼오버플로우로 인한 임의 코드 실행 취약점(CVE-2017-5711, CVE-2017-5712) ※ AMT (Active Management Technology) : 원격 유지보수 및 무선 관리 등을 수행하는 기술 o 인텔® 서버 플랫폼 서비스(Intel® SPS) - 커널에서 버퍼오버플로우로 인한 임의 코드 실행 취약점(CVE-2017-5706) - 커널에서 발생하는 권한 상승 취약점(CVE-2017-5709) o 인텔® 신뢰 실행 엔진(Intel® TXE) - 커널에서 버퍼오버플로우로 인한 임의 코드 실행 취약점(CVE-2017-5707) - 커널에서 발생하는 권한 상승 취약점 (CVE-2017-5710) ##### □ 영향을 받는 제품 및 버전 o 참고사이트[1] 에 명시되어 있는 ‘Affected Products’을 통해 취약한 제품 확인 ##### □ 해결 방안 o Intel ME, TXE, SPS 사용자는 인텔 검색 도구( 참고사이트 [2])를 사용하여 해당 취약점에 취약한지 확인 후 업데이트 수행 o 보안 업데이트가 공개된 운영체제를 운영하고 있을 경우, 참고 사이트[]의 내용을 참조하여 보안 업데이트 확인 및 설치 - Acer[3] - Dell Client[4] - Dell Server[5] - Fujitsu[6] - HPE Servers[7] - Lenovo[8] - Panasonic[9] ##### □ 기타 문의사항 o

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Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix not verified
Affected
Active Management Technology: 8.x/9.x/10.x/11.0/11.5/11.6/11.7/11.10/11.20
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
No verified patch reference is present in the current structured sources. Check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 21 Nov 2017 · Last source change 16 Sept 2024, 23:21 UTC · CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-01
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2017-14789
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed from no authoritative guidance recorded to vendor advisory.
    Before
    no authoritative guidance recorded
    After
    vendor advisory
    af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  2. SeveritySeverity changed from Unknown to High.
    Before
    Unknown
    After
    High
    NIST NVD
  3. CVSS scoreCVSS score changed from not recorded to 7.2 (CVSS 3.1 · NIST NVD · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    7.2 (CVSS 3.1 · NIST NVD · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
    NIST NVD
  4. ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2017-14789 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    {"euvdId":"EUVD-2017-14789"}
    ENISA EUVD
  5. Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.
    CNA
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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