CVE-2019-0170: intel converged_security_management_engine_firmware

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-0170 is a medium (CVSS 6.7) vulnerability in intel converged_security_management_engine_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 17-05-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in subsystem in Intel(R) DAL before version 12.0.35 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.