Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi/Killer WiFi up to 23.79 on Windows use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel PROSet, Wireless WiFi and Killer WiFi up to 23.79 on Windows. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-41168. The attack is only possible within the local network. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel PROSet, Wireless WiFi and Killer WiFi up to 23.79 on Windows. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Use after free in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killerâ„¢ WiFi software for Windows before version 23.80 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.

The advisory is shared at intel.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-41168 since 07/17/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/12/2025).

Upgrading to version 23.80 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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CNA Base Score: 7.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PROSet/Wireless WiFi/Killer WiFi 23.80

Timelineinfo

07/17/2024 🔍
02/12/2025 +210 days 🔍
02/12/2025 +0 days 🔍
02/12/2025 +0 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-01224
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-41168 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-41168
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-295657

Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2025 23:39
Changes: 02/12/2025 23:39 (78)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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