CVE-2018-12171 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware
Unprivileged users can escalate privileges to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service in Intel BMC firmware.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-12171?
CVE-2018-12171 is a critical vulnerability in Intel(R) Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware, published on 12 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Privilege escalation in Intel Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware before version 1.43.91f76955 may allow an unprivileged user to potentially execute arbitrary code or perform denial of service over the network.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12171?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Bmc Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-12171?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12171 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-12171 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12171 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware
- CVE-2020-11483 Hardcoded credentials in NVIDIA DGX Servers
- CVE-2020-11486 File upload in NVIDIA DGX Servers
- CVE-2020-11485 Cross-site request forgery in NVIDIA DGX Servers
- CVE-2018-3682 Privilege escalation in Intel Server Boards, Compute Modules and Systems
- CVE-2020-12377 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j5h2-3r9v-6fhh.