PT-2020-4119 · Intel · Intel Wireless

Alexander Bersenev · Published 2020-08-11 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-8689

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Intel Wireless for Open Source versions prior to 1.5

Description: The issue is related to improper buffer restrictions, which can lead to a buffer overflow in memory. This can be exploited by a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 1.5, update to version 1.5 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting adjacent access to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2020-04541

CVE-2020-8689

Affected Products

Intel Wireless

References · 9

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8689 · Vendor Advisory
• https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00379.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8689 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-8689 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8689 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2020-04541 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-8689 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-8689 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-8689 · Vendor Advisory