Buffer overflow in iQVW32.SYS and iQVW64.SYS - CVE-2015-2291
Published: February 12, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU72129
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2291
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the 0x80862013, 0x8086200B, 0x8086200F, and 0x80862007 IOCTL calls in the Intel Ethernet diagnostics driver for Windows. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild since December 2022 by Scattered Spider (aka Roasted 0ktapus or UNC3944).
Affected software
iQVW32.SYS
iQVW64.SYS
iQVW64.SYS
How to mitigate CVE-2015-2291
Install updates from vendor's website.
iQVW32.SYS - update to 1.3.1.0
iQVW64.SYS - update to 1.3.1.0
iQVW64.SYS - update to 1.3.1.0