CVE-2017-5693

HIGH

Intel Puma Firmware - Denial of Service via Crafted Network Traffic

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2017-5693. PoCs published by LunNova.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC demonstrates a DoS vulnerability in Intel Puma 6 chipsets by flooding UDP packets to a target IP, causing latency spikes and packet loss. The tool allows customization of packet size, bandwidth, and port range.

Description

Firmware in the Intel Puma 5, 6, and 7 Series might experience resource depletion or timeout, which allows a network attacker to create a denial of service via crafted network traffic.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 16 stars
by LunNova · poc
https://github.com/LunNova/Puma6Fail

This PoC demonstrates a DoS vulnerability in Intel Puma 6 chipsets by flooding UDP packets to a target IP, causing latency spikes and packet loss. The tool allows customization of packet size, bandwidth, and port range.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Intel Puma 6 chipset (e.g., Virgin Media Super Hub 3)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target device · Knowledge of the target IP address
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104941

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0434
EPSS Percentile 90.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Products (3)
intel/puma_firmware 5.0
intel/puma_firmware 6.0_soc
intel/puma_firmware 7.0_soc
Published Jul 31, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026