Insecure DLL loading in Administrative Tools for Intel Network Adapters - CVE-2022-41314

 

Insecure DLL loading in Administrative Tools for Intel Network Adapters - CVE-2022-41314

Published: February 22, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU72503
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41314
CWE-ID: CWE-427
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
Administrative Tools for Intel Network Adapters

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to the application loads DLL libraries in an insecure manner. A remote attacker can place a specially crafted .dll file into the folder near to installer, trick the victim into executing the installer binary and execute arbitrary code on victim's system.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-41314

Install updates from vendor's website.

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