7.8HIGHCISA KEV — actively exploited

CVE-2015-2291 — (1) IQVW32.sys before 1.3.1.0 and (2) IQVW64.sys before 1.3.1.0 in the Intel Ethernet diagnostics driver…

Intel · Ethernet Diagnostics Driver Iqvw32.Sys · Published 9 Aug 2017 · Modified 1 Oct 2026

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.

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

What to do

Check whether Ethernet Diagnostics Driver Iqvw32.Sys is in your asset inventory.
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Link: adminadda.com/cve/CVE-2015-2291