CVE-2015-2291 KEV EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 9% (pctl 95)
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On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2023-03-03.
Description
(1) IQVW32.sys before 1.3.1.0 and (2) IQVW64.sys before 1.3.1.0 in the Intel Ethernet diagnostics driver for Windows allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges via a crafted (a) 0x80862013, (b) 0x8086200B, (c) 0x8086200F, or (d) 0x80862007 IOCTL call.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 9.01% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2023-03-03 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-08-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-08-04 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Intel Ethernet Diagnostics Driver for Windows Denial-of-Service Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2023-02-10 |
| Due | 2023-03-03 |
| Vendor / product | Intel / Ethernet Diagnostics Driver for Windows |
| Ransomware use | known |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| intel | ethernet diagnostics driver iqvw32.sys |
| intel | ethernet diagnostics driver iqvw64.sys |
| microsoft | windows |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Intel Network Adapter Diagnostic Driver - IOCTL Handling | 2015-03-14 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130854/Intel-Network-Adapter-Diagnostic-Driver-IOCTL-DoS.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79623
- https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00051&languageid=en-fr
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36392/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130854/Intel-Network-Adapter-Diagnostic-Driver-IOCTL-DoS.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79623
- https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00051&languageid=en-fr
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36392/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2291
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