CVE-2018-12159 — Buffer overflow in the command-line interface for Intel(R) PROSet Wireless v20.50 and before may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access

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MEDIUM

Buffer overflow in the command-line interface for Intel(R) PROSet Wireless v20.50 and before may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access

Published Feb 18, 2019

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 0.28%

Description

Buffer overflow in the command-line interface for Intel(R) PROSet Wireless v20.50 and before may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.28% 0.00282

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00282

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 2, 2026	0.28% (0.00282)	18.81th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2026	0.28% (0.00282)	21.00th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.04% (0.00044)	12.95th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 25, 2024	0.04% (0.00044)	12.27th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00044)	10.26th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	0.52% (0.00518)	11.68th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	0.52% (0.00518)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (1)

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00169.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00169.html		x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner intel

Published Feb 18, 2019

Updated Sep 16, 2024

Reserved Jun 11, 2018

Link CVE-2018-12159

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2018-12159

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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