# CVE-2017-5704: Information disclosure in Intel Core Processor

> Local attackers with administrative privileges can expose password information in memory via Intel Core Processor sample code firmware.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rp2g-j8p9-26x2

## What is CVE-2017-5704?

CVE-2017-5704 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Core Processor, published on 10 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Platform sample code firmware included with 4th Gen Intel Core Processor, 5th Gen Intel Core Processor, 6th Gen Intel Core Processor, and 7th Gen Intel Core Processor potentially exposes password information in memory to a local attacker with administrative privileges.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5704?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Intel Core I3, Intel Core I5, Intel Core I7.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-5704?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5704 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-5704 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5704 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel Core Processor

- [CVE-2018-12169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12169/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2018-3615](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3615/): Information disclosure in Multiple (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2018-3620](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3620/): Information disclosure in Multiple (medium 5.6)
- [CVE-2018-3646](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3646/): Information disclosure in Multiple (medium 5.6)
- [CVE-2018-3619](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3619/): Information disclosure in Intel Optane memory (medium 4.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-5704 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-5704 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Core Processor, published on 10 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5704 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel Core Processor. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5704/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5704/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5704
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5704
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5704

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