CVE-2019-11171 Memory corruption in Intel(R) BMC
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit heap corruption in Intel BMC firmware to disclose information, escalate privileges, or cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-11171?
CVE-2019-11171 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Intel(R) BMC, published on 14 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Heap corruption 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 network access.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-11171?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Baseboard Management Controller Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-11171?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-11171 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-2019-11171 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-11171 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities 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
- CVE-2019-11170 Auth bypass in Intel(R) BMC
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c22w-rvfr-jr97.