CVE-2017-5705 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities within Intel Manageability Engine Firmware versions 11.0 through 11.20. An attacker with local access to a system running affected firmware could exploit these flaws to execute arbitrary code with high privileges. This vulnerability carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and severe impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no public exploit code available in common frameworks like Metasploit or Nuclei, and it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered notable community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:manageability_engine_firmware:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:manageability_engine_firmware:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:manageability_engine_firmware:11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:manageability_engine_firmware:11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:intel:manageability_engine_firmware:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.