CVE-2016-8104 Memory corruption in Intel PROSet/Wireless Software and Drivers
A local attacker can trigger a buffer overflow in Intel PROSet/Wireless Software to crash the iframewrk.exe process, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2016-8104?
CVE-2016-8104 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Intel PROSet/Wireless Software and Drivers, published on 8 Dec 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in Intel PROSet/Wireless Software and Drivers in versions before 19.20.3 allows a local user to crash iframewrk.exe causing a potential denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8104?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Proset\/Wireless Software and Drivers.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8104?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8104 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-8104 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8104 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cxpv-4qr3-6ggq.