CVE-2020-24500 Memory corruption in Intel(R) E810 Ethernet Controllers

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

A buffer overflow in Intel E810 Ethernet Controller firmware allows a privileged local user to cause a denial of service.

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

What is CVE-2020-24500?

CVE-2020-24500 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Intel(R) E810 Ethernet Controllers, 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

Buffer overflow in the firmware for Intel(R) E810 Ethernet Controllers before version 1.4.1.13 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24500?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Ethernet Network Adapter E810 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24500?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24500 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-2020-24500 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24500 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f2j5-6ccc-fcjg.

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