Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi/Killer WiFi initialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Intel PROSet, Wireless WiFi and Killer WiFi. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes initialization. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-23223. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel PROSet, Wireless WiFi and Killer WiFi (Wireless LAN Software) (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a initialization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-665. The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper initialization for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer(TM) WiFi products may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The weakness was released 08/19/2022 as intel-sa-00621. It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-23223 since 11/30/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/18/2022).

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Initialization
CWE: CWE-665
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/30/2021 🔍
08/19/2022 +261 days 🔍
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09/18/2022 +30 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-00621
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-23223 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-23223
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-206791

Entryinfo

Created: 08/19/2022 13:50
Updated: 09/18/2022 13:33
Changes: 08/19/2022 13:50 (37), 09/18/2022 13:33 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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