CVE-2017-5699 — Input validation error in Intel MinnowBoard 3 Firmware versions prior to 0

Input validation error in Intel MinnowBoard 3 Firmware versions prior to 0.65 allow local attacker to cause denial of service via UEFI APIs.

01What is this vulnerability?

Input validation error in Intel MinnowBoard 3 Firmware versions prior to 0.65 allow local attacker to cause denial of service via UEFI APIs.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Intel Corporation	MinnowBoard 3	before 0.65

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-01-18T02:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-16T17:14:31.514Z

09References

• edk2-docs.gitbooks.io — https://edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/uefi-variable-deletionco…