VDB-284415 · CVE-2024-28049 · intel-sa-01108

Intel PROSet/Wireless Software/Killer Wi-Fi prior 23.40 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel PROSet, Wireless Software and Killer Wi-Fi. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-28049. Access to the local network is required for this attack. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel PROSet, Wireless Software and Killer Wi-Fi. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper input validation in firmware for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Software and Intel(R) Killer(TM) Wi-Fi wireless products before version 23.40 may allow an unauthenticated user to enable denial of service via adjacent access.

It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-28049 since 03/01/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 23.40 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Intel

Name

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.intel.com/

CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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CNA Base Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PROSet/Wireless Software/Killer Wi-Fi 23.40

Timelineinfo

03/01/2024 🔍
11/13/2024 +257 days 🔍
11/13/2024 +0 days 🔍
09/30/2025 +320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-01108
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-28049 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-28049
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-284415

Entryinfo

Created: 11/13/2024 22:31
Updated: 09/30/2025 00:12
Changes: 11/13/2024 22:31 (75), 09/30/2025 00:12 (1)
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