CVE-2020-0558 Denial of service in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software

Medium 6.5 Published 15 Apr 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

An unprivileged user can cause a denial of service in Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi drivers via adjacent access due to improper buffer restrictions.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-0558?

CVE-2020-0558 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel Proset\/Wireless Wifi, published on 15 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0558?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Proset\/Wireless Wifi.

How do I fix CVE-2020-0558?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0558 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-2020-0558 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0558 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Intel Proset\/Wireless Wifi vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mv98-m73h-jg72.