CVE-2020-0538 Denial of service in Intel(R) AMT
Unauthenticated attackers can cause denial of service in Intel AMT via improper input validation, requiring firmware updates.
- 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-2020-0538?
CVE-2020-0538 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel Active Management Technology Firmware, published on 15 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper input validation in subsystem for Intel(R) AMT versions before 11.8.77, 11.12.77, 11.22.77 and 12.0.64 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via network access.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0538?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Active Management Technology Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-0538?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0538 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2020-0538 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0538 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel Active Management Technology Firmware
- CVE-2022-30601 Hardcoded credentials in Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) Standard Manageability
- CVE-2020-8752 Memory corruption in Intel(R) AMT, Intel(R) ISM versions
- CVE-2020-8758 Memory corruption in Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) ISM
- CVE-2020-0594 Memory corruption in Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) ISM
- CVE-2020-0595 Use after free in Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) ISM
All Intel Active Management Technology Firmware vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v6x4-jcfp-rfv3.