CVE-2023-38655 Denial of service in Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) Standard Manageability
A privileged user can cause a denial of service in Intel AMT and Standard Manageability firmware via network access due to improper buffer restrictions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-38655?
CVE-2023-38655 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) Standard Manageability, published on 14 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper buffer restrictions in firmware for some Intel(R) AMT and Intel(R) Standard Manageability may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via network access.
Weakness: CWE-92
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38655?
How do I fix CVE-2023-38655?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38655 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-2023-38655 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38655 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rqx2-8hph-mgmj.