Intel Proset Wireless prior 20.50 Command-Line Interface memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Intel Proset Wireless. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Command-Line Interface. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-12159. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Intel Proset Wireless. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Command-Line Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the command-line interface for Intel(R) PROSet Wireless v20.50 and before may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

The bug was discovered 02/12/2019. The weakness was shared 02/18/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at intel.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-12159 since 06/11/2018. An attack has to be approached locally. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 20.50 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Proset Wireless 20.50

Timelineinfo

06/11/2018 🔍
02/12/2019 +246 days 🔍
02/18/2019 +6 days 🔍
02/19/2019 +1 days 🔍
05/11/2020 +447 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-12159 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-12159
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-130969

Entryinfo

Created: 02/19/2019 08:01
Updated: 05/11/2020 09:18
Changes: 02/19/2019 08:01 (57), 05/11/2020 09:18 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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