CVE-2020-0541 Memory corruption in Intel(R) CSME
A privileged local attacker can exploit an out-of-bounds write in Intel CSME firmware to escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-0541?
CVE-2020-0541 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Intel(R) CSME, published on 15 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Out-of-bounds write in subsystem for Intel(R) CSME versions before 12.0.64, 13.0.32, 14.0.33 and 14.5.12 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0541?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Converged Security Management Engine Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-0541?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0541 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-2020-0541 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0541 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) CSME
- 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-7wrc-3f8m-5733.