CVE-2017-5706

Multiple buffer overflows in kernel in Intel Server Platform Services Firmware 4.0 allow attacker with local access to the system to execute arbitrary code.

Published: 2017-11-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-5706 is rated Moderate Risk (48.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.69%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-5706

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.05% 0.69% +0.63%
2 2025-11-18 0.15% 0.05% -0.10%
3 2025-10-05 0.15%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-5706

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-5706

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-5706

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu high CVE-2017-5706 high priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (intel-microcode), 5 status rows across 5 suites (artful, trusty, upstream, xenial, zesty): not-affected 4, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5706

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-5706

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
intel server_platform_services_firmware 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:intel:server_platform_services_firmware:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-5706

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