Denial of service in Intel Ethernet Controllers and Adapters

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU73179

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36382

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A local administrator can trigger an out-of-bounds write and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

E810 Ethernet Controllers and Adapters: before 1.7.0.8

X710 Ethernet Controllers and Adapters: before 9.101

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:intel:e810_ethernet_controllers_and_adapters:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:h:intel:x710_ethernet_controllers_and_adapters:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00754.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

The attacker would have to login to the system and perform certain actions in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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