CVE-2018-3657

MEDIUM
6.7
CVSS Score
Published: September 12, 2018 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:57 AM UTC
27 products affected across 2 vendorsActive Management Technology FirmwareSIMATIC IPC477E FirmwareSIMATIC ITP1000 Firmware

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Severity
MEDIUM6.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Intel AMT in Intel CSME firmware versions before version 12.0.5 may allow a privileged user to potentially execute arbitrary code with Intel AMT execution privilege via local access.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 12.0.5
Affected range stops below 12.0.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
11.0.0 ≤ v < 12.0.5
Affected range stops below 12.0.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
9.0.0.0 ≤ v < 11.0
Affected range stops below 11.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 22.01.06
Affected range stops below 22.01.06, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
siemens-simatic-field-pg-m5 (same device)
v < 21.01.09
Affected range stops below 21.01.09, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
siemens-simatic-ipc427e (same device)
v < 21.01.09
Affected range stops below 21.01.09, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
siemens-simatic-ipc477e (same device)
v < r1.30.0
Affected range stops below r1.30.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
siemens-simatic-pc547e (environment)
v < 19.02.11
Affected range stops below 19.02.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
siemens-simatic-ipc627d (same device)
v < 19.01.14
Affected range stops below 19.01.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
siemens-simatic-ipc647d (same device)
v < 19.02.11
Affected range stops below 19.02.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
siemens-simatic-ipc677d (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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