Resource exhaustion in Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU19181

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0136

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability affects Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 Windows10 Driver

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260: - - 20.50.1.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_8260:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_8260:20.50.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN75617741/index.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.