Improper Input Validation Vulnerability in Intel Wireless Firmware
CVE-2021-0172
6.5MEDIUM
Key Information:
- Vendor
Intel
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 9 February 2022
What is CVE-2021-0172?
The vulnerability stems from improper input validation in the firmware of various Intel PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi and Killer Wi-Fi products across multiple operating systems. This flaw has the potential to allow an unauthenticated user to execute denial of service attacks via adjacent access in environments running Windows 10 and 11, potentially disrupting the availability of the wireless network.
Affected Version(s)
Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless Wi-Fi in multiple operating systems and some Killer(TM) Wi-Fi in Windows 10 and 11 See references