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Real impact Controlling the host
Conclusion
This vulnerability might seem scary, however remember:
But,
◮ few cards support ASF;
◮ fewer cards enable ASF.
◮ ASF is quite simple:
◮ over UDP,
◮ few cryptographic algorithms,
◮ limited number of sessions,
◮ no interaction with the network;
◮ AMT, IPMI, and the other remote management protocols are
more complex:
◮ over TCP,
◮ heavy use of webservices (XML-RPC, SOAP, ...),
◮ interactions with the whole network infrastructure
(Active Directory, Kerberos, ...).
SGDSN/ANSSI – http://www.ssi.gouv.fr/trustnetworkcard 49/51