Resource exhaustion in Intel Puma
CVE-2017-5693
Firmware in the Intel Puma 5, 6, and 7 Series might experience resource depletion or timeout, which allows a network attacker to create a denial of service via crafted network traffic.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.043 (90.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.043 · newest: 0.043 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Intel Puma
- Intel Puma Firmware — versions 5.0, 6.0_soc, 7.0_soc
- Intel Corporation Puma 5, 6, And 7 Series — versions All
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104941 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-000097.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5693?
- CVE-2017-5693 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Puma, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-07-31.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5693?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-5693 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.