Oracle MICROS PC Workstation 2015 BIOS access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle MICROS PC Workstation 2015. It has been classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component BIOS. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-5689. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle MICROS PC Workstation 2015 (unknown version). It has been classified as very critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component BIOS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 05/01/2017. The weakness was presented 07/19/2017 by Maksim Malyutin with Embedi as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2017 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-5689 since 02/01/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/28/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97998 (Intel Management Engine Insecure Read / Write Operations RCE (INTEL-SA-00075) (remote check)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Web Servers and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43506 (Intel Active Management Technology, Intel Small Business Technology, and Intel Standard Manageability Privilege Escalation Vulnerability). The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 01/28/2022 with a due date of 07/28/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (43385), Tenable (97998) and SecurityFocus (BID 98269†). See VDB-74371, VDB-89670, VDB-96591 and VDB-99569 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Attacked
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Nessus ID: 97998
Nessus Name: Intel Management Engine Insecure Read / Write Operations RCE (INTEL-SA-00075) (remote check)
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OpenVAS ID: 103209
OpenVAS Name: Intel Active Management Technology Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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MetaSploit ID: intel_amt_digest_bypass.rb
MetaSploit Name: Intel AMT Digest Authentication Bypass Scanner
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Suricata ID: 2024282
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2017
Researcher: Maksim Malyutin
Organization: Embedi
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-5689 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5689
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-103983

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SecurityFocus: 98269 - Multiple Intel Products CVE-2017-5689 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038385

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/20/2017 00:10
Updated: 01/28/2025 20:02
Changes: 07/20/2017 00:10 (74), 10/28/2019 07:39 (27), 01/03/2021 14:25 (4), 04/22/2024 17:47 (24), 09/09/2024 22:29 (1), 01/28/2025 20:02 (1)
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