# CVE-2019-0153: Memory corruption in Intel(R) Converged Security & Management Engine (CSME)

> An unauthenticated attacker can exploit a buffer overflow in Intel CSME firmware to escalate privileges via network access.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 May 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cxm8-p7cm-8rf5

## What is CVE-2019-0153?

CVE-2019-0153 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Intel(R) Converged Security & Management Engine (CSME), published on 17 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Buffer overflow in subsystem in Intel(R) CSME 12.0.0 through 12.0.34 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via network access.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0153?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Converged Security Management Engine Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-0153?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0153 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-0153 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0153 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Converged Security & Management Engine (CSME)

- [CVE-2019-0169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0169/): Memory corruption in Intel(R) TXE (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-36392](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36392/): Denial of service in Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) Standard Manageability in Intel (R) CSME (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2018-3643](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3643/): Information disclosure in Intel(R) Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME) and Intel(R) Server Platform Services firmware (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2018-3627](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3627/): Privilege escalation in Intel Converged Security Management Engine (Intel CSME) (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2020-0542](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-0542/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) CSME (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-0153 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-0153 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Intel(R) Converged Security & Management Engine (CSME), published on 17 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0153 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel(R) Converged Security & Management Engine (CSME). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0153/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0153/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-0153
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0153
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-0153

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