CVE-2018-3657
Multiple buffer overflows in Intel AMT in Intel CSME firmware versions before version 12.0.5 may...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-3657- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-3657- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-15511 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2018-15511- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8rgp-cgf3-c9q6
Multiple buffer overflows in Intel AMT in Intel CSME firmware versions before version 12.0.5 may...
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.
- Record
GHSA-8rgp-cgf3-c9q6- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- intel active management technology firmware
- intel converged security management engine firmware
- intel manageability engine firmware
- intel corporation intel(r) active management technology
- siemens simatic field pg m5 firmware
- siemens simatic ipc427e firmware
- siemens simatic ipc477e firmware
- siemens simatic ipc547e firmware
- siemens simatic ipc627d firmware
- siemens simatic ipc647d firmware
- siemens simatic ipc677d firmware
- siemens simatic ipc827d firmware
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-3657 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Intel Active Management Technology Firmware, published September 12, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.59%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-377318.pdf
ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-043-05
intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00141.html
securityfocus.com/bid/106996
support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03876en_us
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180924-0003
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3657
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8rgp-cgf3-c9q6