CVE-2015-2291
Published 2017-08-09 · Updated 2026-10-01 · Source cve@mitre.org
Summary
CVE-2015-2291 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in Intel Ethernet Diagnostics Driver for Windows. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on February 10, 2023, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by March 3, 2023. CISA also lists it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns, so it should be prioritised accordingly. Intel has 2 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 1 of them linked to ransomware.
All 2 known-exploited Intel vulnerabilities →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.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Intel — Ethernet Diagnostics Driver for Windows
Name: Intel Ethernet Diagnostics Driver for Windows Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
Date added: 2023-02-10 · Due: 2023-03-03
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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/

