FKIE_CVE-2018-12159

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2019-02-18 17:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:37
Severity
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
Buffer overflow in the command-line interface for Intel(R) PROSet Wireless v20.50 and before may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
References
secure@intel.comhttps://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00169.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00169.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
intel proset\/wireless *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:37:14.270",
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