CVE-2015-2291

7.8 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: August 09, 2017 Modified: October 22, 2025
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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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130854/Intel-Network-Adapter-Diagnostic-Driver-IOCTL-DoS.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79623
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00051&languageid=en-fr
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36392/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130854/Intel-Network-Adapter-Diagnostic-Driver-IOCTL-DoS.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79623
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00051&languageid=en-fr
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36392/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2291
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

9 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.7%
88th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2023-03-03

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20 CWE-20

Affected Vendors

intel microsoft

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