CVE-2006-2316 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can read or modify sensitive data and cause denial of service due to weak permissions on a shared memory section in Intel PROset/Wireless software.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2006-2316?

CVE-2006-2316 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 May 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

S24EvMon.exe in the Intel PROset/Wireless software, possibly 10.1.0.33, uses a S24EventManagerSharedMemory shared memory section with weak permissions, which allows local users to read or modify passwords or other data, or cause a denial of service.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-2316?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Proset Wireless.

How do I fix CVE-2006-2316?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-2316 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2006-2316 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-2316 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4rxf-v7cf-f539.

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