CVE-2018-3659 Information disclosure in Intel(R) Platform Trust Technology (PTT)
An unauthenticated attacker with physical access can disclose sensitive information from Intel PTT modules in CSME or TXE firmware.
- 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-2018-3659?
CVE-2018-3659 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel(R) Platform Trust Technology (PTT), published on 12 Sep 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in Intel PTT module in Intel CSME firmware before version 12.0.5 and Intel TXE firmware before version 4.0 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially disclose information via physical access.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-3659?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Intel Converged Security Management Engine Firmware, Intel Trusted Execution Engine Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-3659?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-3659 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-3659 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-3659 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Platform Trust Technology (PTT)
- CVE-2019-0153 Memory corruption in Intel(R) Converged Security & Management Engine (CSME)
- CVE-2019-0169 Memory corruption in Intel(R) TXE
- CVE-2022-36392 Denial of service in Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) Standard Manageability in Intel (R) CSME
- CVE-2018-3643 Information disclosure in Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME) and Intel(R) Server Platform Services firmware
- CVE-2018-3627 Privilege escalation in Intel Converged Security Management Engine (Intel CSME)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hrpf-w86j-42rg.