CVE-2018-3629 Memory corruption in Intel Active Management Technology

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A buffer overflow in Intel AMT firmware allows remote attackers on the same subnet to cause a denial of service.

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

What is CVE-2018-3629?

CVE-2018-3629 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Intel Active Management Technology Firmware, published on 10 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in event handler in Intel Active Management Technology in Intel Converged Security Manageability Engine Firmware 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, 6.x, 7.x, 8.x, 9.x, 10.x, and 11.x may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service via the same subnet.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3629?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Active Management Technology Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-3629?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3629 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2018-3629 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3629 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Intel Active Management Technology Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-ww6j-cx8j-c366.

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