Denial of Service Vulnerability in Intel WiMAX Network Service
CVE-2013-4216

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Intel
Status
Wimax Network Service
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 August 2013

What is CVE-2013-4216?

The Trace_OpenLogFile function within the Intel WiMAX Network Service's Trace module fails to enforce appropriate file permissions on the wimaxd.log file. As a result, local users can modify this world-writable log file, leading to potential data corruption and denial of service. This vulnerability affects Intel Wireless WiMAX Connection 2400 devices up to and including version 1.5.2.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/08/17
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=911122
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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