CVE-2023-41252 Denial of service in Intel(R) QAT software drivers for Windows
An authenticated local attacker can cause a denial of service via an out-of-bounds read in Intel QAT Windows drivers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-41252?
CVE-2023-41252 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) QAT software drivers for Windows, published on 14 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Out-of-bounds read in some Intel(R) QAT software drivers for Windows before version QAT1.7-W-1.11.0 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41252?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Quickassist Technology Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2023-41252?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-41252 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-2023-41252 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41252 in the wild and no public exploit code.