Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU22951

Buffer overflow in Intel Ethernet 700 Series and Intel Ethernet 700 Series Controller Software - CVE-2019-0145

Published: November 25, 2019

Vulnerability identifier: #VU22951

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 7.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0145

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in i40e driver. A local user can trigger memory corruption and escalate privileges on the target system.

Affected software

Intel Ethernet 700 Series
Intel Ethernet 700 Series Controller Software

How to mitigate CVE-2019-0145

Install updates from vendor's website.

Intel Ethernet 700 Series - update to 7.0
Intel Ethernet 700 Series Controller Software - update to 24.0

External References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00255.html

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