CVE-2015-2291
Act now ● On CISA KEV — actively exploited used in ransomware
Actively exploited — on the CISA KEV list.
CVSS base
7.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
9.0%
95.0th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Added 2023-02-10 · patch by 2023-03-03
Weakness / dates
CWE-20
Published 2017-08-09 · modified 2026-08-04
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | L | Low |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2017-08-09 — Published (NVD)
- 2023-02-10 — Added to CISA KEV (actively exploited)
- 2023-03-03 — CISA patch-by deadline
- 2026-08-04 — Last modified (NVD)
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.
Affected
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