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CVE-2019-11152

Memory corruption issues in Intel(R) WIFI Drivers before version 21.40 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, denial of service, and information disclosure via adjacent access.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 26 products from intel, from intel, from intel and 23 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2019, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2019-11-14T17:15:13.397

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:20:37.783

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

6.5

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-787
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System intel wi-fi_6_ax201_firmware < 21.40 Yes
Hardware intel wi-fi_6_ax201 - No
Operating System intel wi-fi_6_ax200_firmware < 21.40 Yes
Hardware intel wi-fi_6_ax200 - No
Operating System intel wireless-ac_9560_firmware < 21.40 Yes
Hardware intel wireless-ac_9560 - No
Operating System intel wireless-ac_9462_firmware < 21.40 Yes
Hardware intel wireless-ac_9462 - No
Operating System intel wireless-ac_9461_firmware < 21.40 Yes
Hardware intel wireless-ac_9461 - No
Operating System intel wireless-ac_9260_firmware < 21.40 Yes
Hardware intel wireless-ac_9260 - No
Operating System intel dual_band_wireless-ac_8265_firmware < 21.40 Yes
Hardware intel dual_band_wireless-ac_8265 - No
Operating System intel dual_band_wireless-ac_8260_firmware < 21.40 Yes
Hardware intel dual_band_wireless-ac_8260 - No
Operating System intel dual_band_wireless-ac_3168_firmware < 21.40 Yes
Hardware intel dual_band_wireless-ac_3168 - No
Operating System intel dual_band_wireless-ac_3165_firmware < 21.40 Yes
Hardware intel dual_band_wireless-ac_3165 - No
Operating System intel dual_band_wireless-ac_7265_firmware < 21.40 Yes
Hardware intel dual_band_wireless-ac_7265 - No
Operating System intel dual_band_wireless-n_7265_firmware < 21.40 Yes
Hardware intel dual_band_wireless-n_7265 - No
Operating System intel wireless-n_7265_firmware < 21.40 Yes
Hardware intel wireless-n_7265 - No
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For intel's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.