Server Platform Services Firmware
CVE-2022-29515
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Resource cleanup, leak prevention
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| Impact | CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local attacker with access to the system could exhaust available memory leading to denial of service. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in firmware for Intel(R) SPS before versions SPS_E3_06.00.03.035.0 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Ensure all allocated memory is properly freed. Use RAII patterns or garbage-collected languages.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Memory Leak (CWE-401), which allows attackers to exhaust available memory leading to denial of service. Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in firmware for Intel(R) SPS before versions SPS_E3_06.00.03.035.0 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access. Affected products include: Intel Server Platform Services Firmware.
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Missing release of memory after effective lifetime in firmware for Intel(R) SPS before versions SPS_E3_06.00.03.035.0 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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Multiple privilege escalations in kernel in Intel Server Platform Services Firmware 4.0 allows unauthorized process to a
A vulnerability in a subsystem in Intel CSME before version 11.21.55, Intel Server Platform Services before version 4.0
Insufficient access control vulnerability in subsystem in Intel(R) SPS before version SPS_E3_05.00.04.027.0 may allow an
Cryptographic timing conditions in the subsystem for Intel(R) PTT before versions 11.8.70, 11.11.70, 11.22.70, 12.0.45,
Improper input validation in firmware for Intel(R) SPS before version SPS_E3_04.01.04.700.0 may allow an authenticated u
Incomplete cleanup in a firmware subsystem for Intel(R) SPS before versions SPS_E3_04.08.04.330.0 and SPS_E3_04.01.04.53
Logic issue in the subsystem for Intel(R) SPS before versions SPS_E5_04.01.04.275.0, SPS_SoC-X_04.00.04.100.0 and SPS_So
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