7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-12177
Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software Directory Traversal Privilege Escalation
Description

Improper directory permissions in the ZeroConfig service in Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software before version 20.90.0.7 may allow an authorized user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 10, 2019, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:44 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-12177 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-12177 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Intel proset\/wireless_software
2 Intel dual_band_wireless-ac_3160
3 Intel dual_band_wireless-ac_7260
4 Intel dual_band_wireless-n_7260
5 Intel wireless-n_7260
6 Intel dual_band_wireless-ac_3165
7 Intel dual_band_wireless-ac_3168
8 Intel tri-band_wireless-ac_17265
9 Intel dual_band_wireless-ac_8260
10 Intel tri-band_wireless-ac_18260
11 Intel dual_band_wireless-ac_8265
12 Intel tri-band_wireless-ac_18265
13 Intel wireless-ac_9260
14 Intel wireless-ac_9560
15 Intel wireless-ac_9461
16 Intel wireless-ac_9462
17 Intel dual_band_wireless-ac_7260_for_desktop
18 Intel dual_band_wireless-ac_7265\(rev_c\)
19 Intel dual_band_wireless-ac_7265_\(rev_d\)
20 Intel dual_band_wireless-ac_8265_desktop_kit
21 Intel dual_band_wireless-n_7265_\(rev_c\)
22 Intel dual_band_wireless-n_7265_\(rev_d\)
23 Intel wireless-n_7265_\(rev_c\)
24 Intel wireless-n_7265_\(rev_d\)
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-12177.

URL Resource
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00182.html Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00182.html Patch Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

A windows kernel driver to Block symbolic link exploit used for privilege escalation.

symlink exploitation protection kernel-driver

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Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
10 stars 6 fork 6 watcher
Born at : June 3, 2020, 9:11 p.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-12177 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-12177 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-264 CWE-732
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 22, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00182.html No Types Assigned https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00182.html Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-264
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:intel:proset\/wireless_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 20.90.0.7 OR cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_3160:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_3165:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_3168:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_7260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_7260_for_desktop:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_7265\(rev_c\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_7265_\(rev_d\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_8260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_8265:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-ac_8265_desktop_kit:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-n_7260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-n_7265_\(rev_c\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:dual_band_wireless-n_7265_\(rev_d\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:tri-band_wireless-ac_17265:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:tri-band_wireless-ac_18260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:tri-band_wireless-ac_18265:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wireless-ac_9260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wireless-ac_9461:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wireless-ac_9462:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wireless-ac_9560:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wireless-n_7260:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wireless-n_7265_\(rev_c\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:intel:wireless-n_7265_\(rev_d\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.10264

percentile

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