Denial of service in Intel ProSet/Wireless WiFi Drivers

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU54158

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0105

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A remote administrator on the local network can enable information disclosure and denial of service condition. 

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201: before 22.0

Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200: before 22.0

Intel Wireless-AC 9560: before 22.0

Intel Wireless-AC 9462: before 22.0

Intel Wireless-AC 9461: before 22.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:intel:intel_wi-fi_6_ax201:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:intel:intel_wi-fi_6_ax200:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:intel:intel_wireless-ac_9560:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:intel:intel_wireless-ac_9462:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:intel:intel_wireless-ac_9461:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00472.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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