CVE-2023-38417: firmware-nonfree Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-38417 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in firmware-nonfree. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.3, adjacent network); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 8Timeline
- 16-05-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 02-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Improper input validation for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi software before version 23.20 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- NVDNIST4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
0.43%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
37%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.43% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: adjacent network, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- firmware-nonfreeAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 20240610-1
Ubuntu1 product
- linux-firmwareAll versions (No fix recorded)
2 vendors · 2 products
