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CVE-2020-8689

Published: 13 August 2020

Improper buffer restrictions in the Intel(R) Wireless for Open Source before version 1.5 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
iwd
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian 		bionic Does not exist

focal Not vulnerable
(1.5-1)
groovy Not vulnerable

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (1.5-1)
xenial Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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