Intel QAT Driver OOB Write CVE-2022-21804 Escalation (v1.9.0-0008)
CVE-2022-21804 Published on May 10, 2023
Out-of-bounds write in software for the Intel QAT Driver for Windows before version 1.9.0-0008 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-21804 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, a high impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2022-21804 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-21804
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Exploit Probability
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