CVE-2022-28667 Memory corruption in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi software

Medium 6.5 Published 11 Nov 2022 Updated 29 Jan 2025

An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent access can cause a denial of service via an out-of-bounds write in Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi software.

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-2022-28667?

CVE-2022-28667 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi software, published on 11 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Out-of-bounds write for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi software before version 22.140 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28667?

It affects 14 products.

Products include Intel Dual Band Wireless-Ac 3165 Firmware, Intel Dual Band Wireless-Ac 3168 Firmware, Intel Dual Band Wireless-Ac 8260 Firmware, Intel Dual Band Wireless-Ac 8265 Firmware, Intel Wi-Fi 6e Ax200 Firmware, Intel Wi-Fi 6e Ax201 Firmware and 8 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-28667?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28667 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-2022-28667 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28667 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-643m-x882-mgjq, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28667.