Intel IME Vunrability.

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Intel IME Vunrability.

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The Intel Intel Management Engine (IME) is a microprocessor that does "stuff" in the background while your PC is booting up, closing down, and some bits in the middle as well.
On Monday, the chipmaker released a security advisory that lists new vulnerabilities in ME, as well as bugs in the remote server management tool Server Platform Services, and Intel’s hardware authentication tool Trusted Execution Engine. Intel found the vulnerabilities after conducting a security audit spurred by recent research. It has also published a Detection Tool so Windows and Linux administrators can check their systems to see if they're exposed.
To check if your Intel PC is affected, first go to https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27150 and download the Intel-SA-00086 Detection Tool. Unzip it, Double click the icon as the screenshot. That will then run and give you an output similar to the 2nd screenshot.


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Should your computer prove to be be vulnerable, go to https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en ... tware.html to find your Computers/Motherboards support site and then you can find the download suitable for your system. Check carefully as some downloads may not be available yet.


NOTE This affects INTEL only. It does not apply to AMD powered machines
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Thanks for that - I think :o :o
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HiFiKabin wrote: Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:17 amIntel IME Vunrability
Intel Intel Management Engine (IME)
Both is tautologic, just like "ATM machine" and "phpBB board" and "pre-programmed".
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Thanks for that - got a
This system is not vulnerable.
:P

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AmigoJack wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2017 8:34 amBoth is tautologic, just like "ATM machine" and "phpBB board" and "pre-programmed".
don't forget PHP :D
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AmigoJack wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2017 8:34 am
HiFiKabin wrote: Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:17 amIntel IME Vunrability
Intel Intel Management Engine (IME)
Both is tautologic, just like "ATM machine" and "phpBB board" and "pre-programmed".
Don't you just hate a smart arse :P
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canonknipser wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2017 9:08 amdon't forget PHP :D
Recursivity and tautology are different things, see also GNU and LAME.

HiFiKabin wrote: Wed Dec 06, 2017 9:43 amDon't you just hate a smart arse :P
Never understood why obvious mistakes such as writing "Intel Intel" should be more accepted than people spotting mistakes...
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Thanks for this!!
Ran it, my system was vulnerable, of course my system wasn't in the standard list, but after a solid 30 minutes with tech support they got me the correct update.

Thanks for sharing :-)
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HiFiKabin wrote: Tue Dec 05, 2017 11:17 am It does not apply to AMD powered machines
8-) :geek:
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I wonder how processors managed without this Intel management engine.. as it seems to me to be a recent thing that causes nothing but problems.
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I don’t know but having worked at Intel and seen their production techniques there will be lots of them :?
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