# CVE-2017-5711: Memory corruption in Active Management Technology

> Local attackers can exploit buffer overflows in Intel AMT firmware to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Nov 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mj87-pxff-57cc

## What is CVE-2017-5711?

CVE-2017-5711 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Intel Active Management Technology Firmware, 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 buffer overflows in Active Management Technology (AMT) in Intel Manageability Engine Firmware 8.x/9.x/10.x/11.0/11.5/11.6/11.7/11.10/11.20 allow attacker with local access to the system to execute arbitrary code with AMT execution privilege.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5711?

It affects 198 products.


Products: Asus B150-a Firmware, Asus B150-Plus Firmware, Asus B150-Pro D3 Firmware, Asus B150-Pro Firmware, Asus B150 Pro Gaming\/Aura Firmware, Asus B150 Pro Gaming D3 Firmware, Asus B150 Pro Gaming Firmware, Asus B150i Pro Gaming\/Aura Firmware, Asus B150i Pro Gaming\/Wifi\/Aura Firmware, Asus B150m-A\/M.2 Firmware, Asus B150m-a D3 Firmware, Asus B150m-a Firmware, Asus B150m-C\/Br Firmware, Asus B150m-C D3 Firmware, Asus B150m-C Firmware, Asus B150m-D Firmware, Asus B150m-F Plus Firmware, Asus B150m-K D3 Firmware, Asus B150m-K Firmware, Asus B150m-Plus D3 Firmware and 178 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-5711?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5711 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-5711 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5711 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel Active Management Technology Firmware

- [CVE-2017-5712](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5712/): Memory corruption in Active Management Technology (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-5711 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-5711 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Intel Active Management Technology Firmware, published on 21 Nov 2017. 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-2017-5711 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel Active Management Technology Firmware. 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-2017-5711/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5711/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5711
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5711
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5711

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