CVE-2017-5709 Privilege escalation in Server Platform Services
Unauthorized processes can escalate privileges and access privileged content in Intel Server Platform Services firmware, requiring vendor patches.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-5709?
CVE-2017-5709 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Corporation Server Platform Services, published on 21 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple privilege escalations in kernel in Intel Server Platform Services Firmware 4.0 allows unauthorized process to access privileged content via unspecified vector.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5709?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Server Platform Services Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5709?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5709 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-5709 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5709 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel Corporation Server Platform Services
- CVE-2017-5706 Memory corruption in Server Platform Services
- CVE-2022-29466 Denial of service in Intel(R) SPS
- CVE-2019-0099 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Server Platform Services (SPS), Intel (R) Trusted Execution Engine Interface (TXE)
- CVE-2022-29515 Denial of service in Intel(R) SPS
- CVE-2018-12198 Denial of service in Intel(R) CSME, Server Platform Services, Trusted Execution Engine and Intel(R) Active Management Technology
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vcpc-cc5q-wv67.