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1. Natanji ‏✅ (natanji@octodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 09-Dec-2017 20:33:36 EST Natanji ‏✅

   Can somebody tell me just HOW BAD the current Intel ME exploits are? If I have a pretty normal router firewall (running on non-Intel hardware), is there any realistic chance of it being exploited from the outside? Or would someone have to be inside my network already for that?

   https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000025619/software.html

   1. Kev Quirk (kev@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 10-Dec-2017 06:02:22 EST Kev Quirk

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      @natanji the short answer is no, probably not. Most of the CVEs that relate to this vulnerability require physical access. Those that aren't require expert level attacks. Your run of the mill script kiddy has no chance here.

      Unless you're being specifically targeted, there's a good chance that you're safe. However, if you're running any of the affected hardware, get the patches applied regardless.