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Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software x < 21.70.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 136670

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Synopsis

The Intel wireless network adapter driver installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

A wireless network adapter driver on the remote host is affected by multiple security vulnerabilities:
- Insecure inherited permissions in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products before version 21.70 on Windows 10 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2020-0557)
- Improper buffer restrictions in kernel mode driver for Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products before version 21.70 on Windows 10 may allow an unprivileged user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access. (CVE-2020-0558)

 - Out of bounds write in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi products on Windows 10 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access. (CVE-2020-0569) Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update your network adapter software as per the advisory.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?df6d6c81

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 136670

File Name: intel_sa_00338_wlan.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 5/15/2020

Updated: 11/2/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-0557

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:microsoft:windows

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/14/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/14/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-0557, CVE-2020-0558, CVE-2020-0569

IAVA: 2020-A-0209