Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi/Killer WiFi access control

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6.3$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel PROSet, Wireless WiFi and Killer WiFi. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2021-37409. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel PROSet, Wireless WiFi and Killer WiFi (Wireless LAN Software) (unknown version). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper access control 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 shared 08/19/2022 as intel-sa-00621. It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-37409 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 08/19/2022). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/30/2021 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-00621
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-37409 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-37409
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-206799

Entryinfo

Created: 08/19/2022 13:54
Changes: 08/19/2022 13:54 (38)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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