CVE-2020-24501 Memory corruption in Intel(R) E810 Ethernet Controllers

Medium 6.5 Published 17 Feb 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent access can cause a denial of service via a buffer overflow in Intel E810 Ethernet Controller firmware.

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-2020-24501?

CVE-2020-24501 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 an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24501?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Ethernet Network Adapter E810 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24501?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24501 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-2020-24501 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24501 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-563h-vjhq-5wj9.