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Frame replay vulnerability in Wi-Fi subsystem in Intel® Dual-Band and Tri-Band Wireless-AC Products allows remote attacker to replay frames via channel-based man-in-the-middle
| Intel ID | INTEL-SA-00093 |
|---|---|
| Product family | Various |
| Impact of vulnerability | Denial of Service |
| Severity rating | Moderate |
| Original release | Nov 20, 2017 |
| Last revised | Dec 07, 2017 |
Summary:
A vulnerability relating to frame replay during device sleep has been identified in the Intel® Dual-Band and Tri-Band Wireless-AC Products. An attacker who can successfully establish a channel-based man-in-the-middle can potentially replay frames to impact the integrity or availability of already transmitted frames.
Description:
A vulnerability relating to frame replay during device sleep has been identified in the Intel® Dual-Band and Tri-Band Wireless-AC Products. The vulnerability arises from the firmware implementation of the Wi-Fi subsystem. An attacker who can successfully establish a channel-based man-in-the-middle can potentially replay frames to impact the integrity or availability of already transmitted frames. The replayed frames are then passed on to the operating system as new frames. This vulnerability was identified during compatibility testing with the Wi-Fi Alliance Detection Tool 2017 associated with CVE-2017-13080 and CVE-2017-13081, originally reported as part of INTEL-SA-00101.
This vulnerability also affects Intel® Active Management Technology which shares a code base with the affected wireless products.
An updated Intel® Management Engine 11.8 firmware and Wi-Fi Network Interface firmware that addresses this vulnerability was provided to OEM / System Manufacturers in late October 2017.
Affected products:
| Intel® Product/Technology | Affected versions
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Mitigated versions
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Update source
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Relevant CVSSv3 scores and vectors
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Notes
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160
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Wi-Fi 18.x.x.x
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Wi-Fi 18.33.11.2 or higher
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|
-Windows*: 4.7 (Moderate) AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
-Linux : 6.1 (Moderate) AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L |
|
-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165
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Wi-Fi 19.10.x 19.51.x.x
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Wi-Fi 19.10.10.2 or higher
19.51.8.2 or higher
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|
-Windows*: 4.7 (Moderate) AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
-Linux : 6.1 (Moderate) AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L |
|
-Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260
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Wi-Fi 19.10.x.x
20.0.x.x
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Wi-Fi 19.10.10.2 or higher
20.10.2.2 or higher
|
|
-Windows®: 4.7 (Moderate) AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
-Linux : 6.1 (Moderate) AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
|
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Intel® Wireless-AC 9260
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Wi-Fi 20.x.x.x
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Wi-Fi 20.10.2.2 or higher
|
|
-Windows*: 4.7 (Moderate) AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
-Linux : 6.1 (Moderate) AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
|
|
Intel® Active Management Technology
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11.0-11.8.50.3420
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11.8.50.3425 or higher
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see notes
|
-Windows*: 4.7 (Moderate) AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
-Linux : 6.1 (Moderate) AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L |
• Intel provided an updated firmware release to System Manufacturers in late October 2017 to address the identified vulnerability. Please contact System Manufacturers to ascertain availability of the updated firmware for their impacted systems. |
15.36 |
15.36.x.4889
10.18.x.4889 |
Upgrade to Windows* 10 and Use 15.40.37.4835 Or Upgrade to 15.36.4880 when available. Expected Dec 2017 |
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15.33 |
15.33.x.4885
10.18.x.4885 |
Exact version available at release, expected Dec 2017 |
No software update will be available for the Intel® Centrino® Wireless adapters listed below because those products reached end-of-life status in 2014 or 2015. However, disabling the Wake-on-Wireless-LAN functionality (WoWLAN) is a reasonable mitigation against CVE-2017-5729, CVE-2017-13080, and CVE-2017-13081.
For more information about disabling WoWLAN, please see this support page.
Intel® Centrino® Wireless adapters not listed have an end-of-Life date earlier than 2014. The mitigation described above has not been validated with the adapters end-of-Life’d earlier than 2014.
Recommendations:
Intel recommends that customers adopt the updates that include the mitigations for the relevant CVE IDs referenced.
References:
If you need further assistance, contact Intel Customer Support to submit an online service request.
Acknowledgements:
The vulnerability was discovered by Intel Corporation during validation.
CVE Name: CVE-2017-5729
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