Buffer overflow in Active Management Technology (AMT) in Intel Manageability Engine Firmware 8.x/9.x/10.x/11.0/11.5/11.6/11.7/11.10/11.20 al
Buffer overflow in Active Management Technology (AMT) in Intel Manageability Engine Firmware 8.x/9.x/10.x/11.0/11.5/11.6/11.7/11.10/11.20 allows attacker with remote Admin access to the system to execute arbitrary code with AMT execution privilege.
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- Nov 21, 2017
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 4.4% · 91th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Report tools
Action score
29
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 28 / 40 · 7.2 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 4.4%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| intel | manageability engine firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:manageability_engine_firmware |
| intel | active management technology firmware | cpe:2.3:o:intel:active_management_technology_firmware |
| asus | z170-premium firmware | cpe:2.3:o:asus:z170-premium_firmware |
| asus | z170-premium | cpe:2.3:h:asus:z170-premium |
| asus | z170-deluxe firmware | cpe:2.3:o:asus:z170-deluxe_firmware |
| asus | z170-deluxe | cpe:2.3:h:asus:z170-deluxe |
| asus | z170-pro firmware | cpe:2.3:o:asus:z170-pro_firmware |
| asus | z170-pro | cpe:2.3:h:asus:z170-pro |
| asus | z170-a firmware | cpe:2.3:o:asus:z170-a_firmware |
| asus | z170-a | cpe:2.3:h:asus:z170-a |
| asus | z170-ar firmware | cpe:2.3:o:asus:z170-ar_firmware |
| asus | z170-ar | cpe:2.3:h:asus:z170-ar |
and 188 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- asus b150 pro gaming d3 firmwareall versions
- asus b150 pro gaming firmwareall versions
- asus b150 pro gaming/aura firmwareall versions
- asus b150-a firmwareall versions
- asus b150-plus firmwareall versions
- asus b150-pro d3 firmwareall versions
- asus b150-pro firmwareall versions
- asus b150i pro gaming/aura firmwareall versions
- asus b150i pro gaming/wifi/aura firmwareall versions
- asus b150m pro gaming firmwareall versions
- asus b150m-a d3 firmwareall versions
- asus b150m-a firmwareall versions
- asus b150m-a/m.2 firmwareall versions
- asus b150m-c d3 firmwareall versions
- asus b150m-c firmwareall versions
- asus b150m-c/br firmwareall versions
- asus b150m-d firmwareall versions
- asus b150m-f plus firmwareall versions
- asus b150m-k d3 firmwareall versions
- asus b150m-k firmwareall versions
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (intel). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Intel Corporation Active Management Technology
- 8.x/9.x/10.x/11.0/11.5/11.6/11.7/11.10/11.20affected
Same product
intel: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2017-5711Multiple buffer overflows in Active Management Technology (AMT) in Intel Manageability Engine Firmware 8.x/9.x/10.x/11.0/11.5/11.6/11.7/11.131Monitor
- CVE-2017-5708Multiple privilege escalations in kernel in Intel Manageability Engine Firmware 11.0/11.5/11.6/11.7/11.10/11.20 allow unauthorized process t31Monitor
- CVE-2017-5705Multiple buffer overflows in kernel in Intel Manageability Engine Firmware 11.0/11.5/11.6/11.7/11.10/11.20 allow attacker with local access 31Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- Administrator privileges are required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101920
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039852
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-892715.pdf
- security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00086&languageid=en-fr
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171120-0001/
- www.asus.com/News/wzeltG5CjYaIwGJ0
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.