CVE-2018-12198 Denial of service in Intel(R) CSME, Server Platform Services, Trusted Execution Engine and Intel(R) Active Management Technology

Medium 6.0 Published 14 Mar 2019 Updated 16 Sep 2024

A privileged local user can cause a denial of service in Intel Server Platform Services due to insufficient input validation in the HECI subsystem.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-12198?

CVE-2018-12198 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) CSME, Server Platform Services, Trusted Execution Engine and Intel(R) Active Management Technology, published on 14 Mar 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Insufficient input validation in Intel(R) Server Platform Services HECI subsystem before version SPS_E5_04.00.04.393.0 may allow privileged user to potentially cause a denial of service via local access.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12198?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Server Platform Services Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-12198?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12198 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-2018-12198 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12198 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pjvg-8r5p-9gwv.