Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2017-5689
The short answer
CVE-2017-5689 affects Intel Corporation Intel Active Mangement Technology, Intel Small Business Technology, Intel Standard Manageability and is rated critical (CVSS 9.8). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-01-28: attackers are using it, so patch it first. The vendor has linked a patch.
What it is
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).
Weakness: CWE-269.
Severity
9.8 critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since Jan 28, 2022
Federal due date Jul 28, 2022
EPSS, next 30 days
92%
Higher than 100% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Affected products
Intel Active Mangement Technology, Intel Small Business Technology, Intel Standard Manageability. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-874235.pdf Third Party Advisory
- downloadmirror.intel.com/26754/eng/INTEL-SA-00075%20Mitigation%20Guide-Rev%201.1.pdf Broken Link
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03754en_us Third Party Advisory
- security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00075&languageid=en-fr PatchVendor Advisory
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20170509-0001/ Third Party Advisory
- www.embedi.com/files/white-papers/Silent-Bob-is-Silent.pdf Broken LinkExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- www.embedi.com/news/mythbusters-cve-2017-5689 Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
- www.tenable.com/blog/rediscovering-the-intel-amt-vulnerability Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-874235.pdf Third Party Advisory
- downloadmirror.intel.com/26754/eng/INTEL-SA-00075%20Mitigation%20Guide-Rev%201.1.pdf Broken Link
- h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03754en_us Third Party Advisory
- security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00075&languageid=en-fr PatchVendor Advisory
Questions
Is CVE-2017-5689 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2017-5689 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-01-28, with a federal remediation due date of 2022-07-28.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5689?
CISA's required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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