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CVE-2015-2291

Intel Ethernet Diagnostics Driver for Windows Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

(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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.0561 Ransomware: known
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  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • Linked to known ransomware campaigns
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • EPSS percentile: top 10% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules7 YARA rules0
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Required Remediation

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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Threat Actors Linked

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actorScattered Spider
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

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intel ethernet diagnostics driver iqvw32.sysall versions
intel ethernet diagnostics driver iqvw64.sysall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

3
dosIntel Network Adapter Diagnostic Driver - IOCTL Handling2015-03-14
pocpacketstormsecurity.com · Intel-Network-Adapter-Diagnostic-Driver-IOCTL-DoS.htmlpacketstormsecurity.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 36392www.exploit-db.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
productcriticalHackTool - Windows Credential Editor (WCE) Execution
productcriticalWindows Credential Editor Registry
producthighOpenCanary - MSSQL Login Attempt Via Windows Authentication
producthighWindows LAPS Credential Dump From Entra ID
producthighTamper Windows Defender - PSClassic
producthighTamper Windows Defender Remove-MpPreference - ScriptBlockLogging
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD09 Aug 2017 · 06:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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Vendor Advisories

1
cisaKEV-CVE-2015-2291
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79623Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00051&languageid=en-frPatchVendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2291US Government Resource
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