CVE-2023-38417 Denial of service in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi software
An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent access can cause a denial of service in Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi software due to improper input validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-38417?
CVE-2023-38417 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi software, published on 16 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper input validation for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi software before version 23.20 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38417?
How do I fix CVE-2023-38417?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2023-38417 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38417 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2023-38417, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38417, GHSA-8h5q-j6hj-qf25, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38417.