Firmware Flaws Could Spell ‘Lights Out’ for Servers

Five vulnerabilities in the baseboard management controller (BMC) firmware used in servers of 15 major vendors could give attackers the ability to remotely compromise the systems widely used in data centers and for cloud services. The vulnerabilities, two of which were disclosed this week by hardware security firm Eclypsium, occur in system-on-chip (SoC) computing platforms that use AMI’s MegaRAC Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) software for remote management.

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