Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi/Killer WiFi on Windows denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel PROSet, Wireless WiFi and Killer WiFi on Windows. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-33114. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel PROSet, Wireless WiFi and Killer WiFi on Windows (Wireless LAN Software) (version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was shared 02/10/2022 as intel-sa-00582. The advisory is shared at intel.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-33114 since 05/18/2021. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 253410 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-33114), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (253410). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 253410
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-33114

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/18/2021 🔍
02/10/2022 +268 days 🔍
02/10/2022 +0 days 🔍
08/24/2025 +1291 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-00582
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-33114 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-33114
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-192689

Entryinfo

Created: 02/10/2022 11:15
Updated: 08/24/2025 03:25
Changes: 02/10/2022 11:15 (38), 02/13/2022 12:14 (1), 08/24/2025 03:25 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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