CVE-2018-12187 Denial of service in Intel(R) CSME, Server Platform Services, Trusted Execution Engine and Intel(R) Active Management Technology

High 7.5 Published 14 Mar 2019 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can cause a denial of service in Intel Active Management Technology via network access due to insufficient input validation.

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-2018-12187?

CVE-2018-12187 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel Active Management Technology Firmware, published on 14 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Insufficient input validation in Intel(R) Active Management Technology (Intel(R) AMT) before version 11.8.60, 11.11.60, 11.22.60 or 12.0.20 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially cause a denial of service via network access.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12187?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Active Management Technology Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-12187?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12187 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2018-12187 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12187 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-398v-9vhq-3gg5.