CVE-2019-11170 Auth bypass in Intel(R) BMC
Unauthenticated local attackers can bypass authentication in Intel BMC firmware to disclose information, escalate privileges, or cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-11170?
CVE-2019-11170 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Intel(R) BMC, published on 14 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Authentication bypass in Intel(R) Baseboard Management Controller firmware may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure, escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11170?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Baseboard Management Controller Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11170?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11170 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2019-11170 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11170 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) BMC
- CVE-2019-11171 Memory corruption in Intel(R) BMC
- CVE-2019-11168 Information disclosure in Intel(R) BMC
- CVE-2019-11178 Denial of service in Intel(R) BMC
- CVE-2020-24474 Memory corruption in Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules
- CVE-2020-24473 Memory corruption in Intel(R) Server Boards, Server Systems and Compute Modules
Sources
Also known as GHSA-988f-qp54-rcj2.