Denial of service in Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260



Published: 2019-07-10 | Updated: 2019-07-19
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-0136
CWE-ID CWE-400
Exploitation vector Local network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor Intel

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU19181

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0136

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability affects Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 Windows10 Driver

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260: 20.50.1.1

External links

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN75617741/index.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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