Advisory Details

April 15th, 2020

Intel Wi-Fi Link Driver Netwtw06 Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2020-0558
CVSS SCORE	8.8, AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	Intel
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Wi-Fi Link Driver
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Intel Wi-Fi Link Driver. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of 802.11 frames. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the kernel.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Intel has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00338.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2019-12-03 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2020-04-15 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2021-06-29 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Haikuo Xie ,Ying Wang of Baidu Security Lab

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