Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel PROSet and Wireless WiFi. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2022-21172. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel PROSet and Wireless WiFi (Wireless LAN Software) (version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Out of bounds write for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless 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. The advisory is shared at intel.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-21172 since 11/30/2021. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price 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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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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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-2022-21172 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-21172
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-206801

Entryinfo

Created: 08/19/2022 13:55
Updated: 09/18/2022 14:07
Changes: 08/19/2022 13:55 (38), 09/18/2022 14:07 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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