CVE-2020-0522 Denial of service in Intel(R) Ethernet I210 Controller series of network adapters
A privileged local user can cause a denial of service in Intel Ethernet I210 controllers due to improper firmware initialization.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-0522?
CVE-2020-0522 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) Ethernet I210 Controller series of network adapters, published on 17 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper initialization in the firmware for the Intel(R) Ethernet I210 Controller series of network adapters before version 3.30 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-665
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0522?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Ethernet Controller I210 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-0522?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0522 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2020-0522 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0522 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel(R) Ethernet I210 Controller series of network adapters
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gqvh-4vgc-h9gf.