CVE-2017-5706
Multiple buffer overflows in kernel in Intel Server Platform Services Firmware 4.0 allow attacker with local access to the system to execute arbitrary code.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.69%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in kernel in Intel Server Platform Services Firmware 4.0 allow attacker with local access to the system to execute arbitrary code.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.69% probability · 52th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- intel/server platform services firmware
- Source
- secure@intel.com
EPSS 0.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.htmlIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101906Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039955Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-892715.pdf
- https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00086&languageid=en-frIssue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171120-0001/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, Tool Signature
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03798en_us
- https://twitter.com/PTsecurity_UK/status/938447926128291842
- https://www.asus.com/News/wzeltG5CjYaIwGJ0
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.htmlIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101906Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039955Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-892715.pdf
- https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00086&languageid=en-frIssue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20171120-0001/Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, Tool Signature
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03798en_us
- https://twitter.com/PTsecurity_UK/status/938447926128291842
- https://www.asus.com/News/wzeltG5CjYaIwGJ0
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.