What is CVE-2018-12159?

CVE-2018-12159 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Proset\/wireless, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-02-18.

How severe is CVE-2018-12159?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Intel Proset\/wireless

CVE-2018-12159

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (20.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Intel Proset\/wireless
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

secure@intel.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12159?: CVE-2018-12159 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Proset\/wireless, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-02-18.
How severe is CVE-2018-12159?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.