Check Point Advisories

Intel AMT Framework Unauthorized Admin Entry (CVE-2017-5689)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2017-0399
Date Published:	9 May 2017
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Wednesday 05 December, 2018
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2017-5689
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Intel Active Management Technology from 2010 to 2017.
Vulnerability Description	An unauthorized admin entry vulnerability exists within Intel AMT services. The vulnerability exists because of a mishandling of admin password request. A successful attack can give remote access to the administrator account.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Intel AMT Framework Unauthorized Admin Entry (CVE-2017-5689) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: RDP Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Intel AMT Framework Unauthorized Admin Entry (CVE-2017-5689)