CVE-2020-8757 Memory corruption in Intel(R) AMT
A privileged local attacker can exploit an out-of-bounds read in Intel AMT 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-2020-8757?
CVE-2020-8757 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Intel Active Management Technology Firmware, published on 12 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Out-of-bounds read in subsystem for Intel(R) AMT versions before 11.8.80, 11.12.80, 11.22.80, 12.0.70 and 14.0.45 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8757?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Intel Active Management Technology Firmware, Netapp Cloud Backup.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8757?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8757 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-2020-8757 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8757 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-qj22-33jc-9j2f.