CVE-2020-24482 Denial of service in Intel(R) 7360 Cell Modem

High 7.5 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can cause denial of service in Intel 7360 Cell Modem firmware via network access due to improper buffer restrictions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-24482?

CVE-2020-24482 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) 7360 Cell Modem, published on 17 Feb 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper buffer restrictions in firmware for Intel(R) 7360 Cell Modem before UDE version 9.4.370 may allow unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via network access.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24482?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Xmm 7360 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24482?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24482 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-2020-24482 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24482 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6v37-49j9-8f9r.

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