CVE-2017-5703 Privilege escalation in Intel 6th generation Intel Core Processors, Intel 7th generation Processors, Intel Xeon Scalable Processors, Intel Xeon Processor E3 v5 Family, Intel Xeon Processor E3 v6 Family, and Intel Atom Processor C Series.
A local attacker can alter SPI flash behavior on Intel platforms, potentially causing denial of service or privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-5703?
CVE-2017-5703 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel 6th generation Intel Core Processors, Intel 7th generation Processors, Intel Xeon Scalable Processors, Intel Xeon Processor E3 v5 Family, Intel Xeon Processor E3 v6 Family, and Intel Atom Processor C Series., published on 3 Apr 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Configuration of SPI Flash in platforms based on multiple Intel platforms allow a local attacker to alter the behavior of the SPI flash potentially leading to a Denial of Service.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5703?
It affects 308 products.
Products include Intel Atom C2308, Intel Atom C2316, Intel Atom C2338, Intel Atom C2350, Intel Atom C2358, Intel Atom C2508 and 302 more.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5703?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5703 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-5703 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5703 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel 6th generation Intel Core Processors, Intel 7th generation Processors, Intel Xeon Scalable Processors, Intel Xeon Processor E3 v5 Family, Intel Xeon Processor E3 v6 Family, and Intel Atom Processor C Series.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rwvg-wfj8-f23j.