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TITLE:
Intel Xeon 5500 / 5600 Series BMC Firmware Privilege Escalation
Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA42059

VERIFY ADVISORY:
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https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=42059

RELEASE DATE:
2010-11-03

DISCUSS ADVISORY:
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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Intel Xeon 5500 and 5600 Series
BMC Firmware, which can be exploited by malicious users to gain
escalated privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified error and can be
exploited to escalate privileges and e.g. deny service to other
users. No further information is currently available.

The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 00.53.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 00.53.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00026&languageid=en-fr

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EXTENDED SOLUTION:
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EXPLOIT:
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