CVE-2018-12159 Memory corruption in n/a
An authenticated local attacker can cause a denial of service via a buffer overflow in the Intel PROSet Wireless command-line interface.
- 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-2018-12159?
CVE-2018-12159 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Feb 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the command-line interface for Intel(R) PROSet Wireless v20.50 and before may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12159?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Proset\/Wireless.
How do I fix CVE-2018-12159?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12159 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-2018-12159 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12159 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-chcj-pwm4-572g.