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CVE-2019-0140

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-11-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-120

Description

Buffer overflow in firmware for Intel(R) Ethernet 700 Series Controllers before version 7.0 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via an adjacent access.

Affected products

• Intel Ethernet 700 Series Software: before 24.0 — fixed in 24.0
• Intel Ethernet Controller 710-Bm1 Firmware: before 7.0 — fixed in 7.0
• Intel Ethernet Controller X710-At2 Firmware: before 7.0 — fixed in 7.0
• Intel Ethernet Controller X710-Bm2 Firmware: before 7.0 — fixed in 7.0
• Intel Ethernet Controller X710-Tm4 Firmware: before 7.0 — fixed in 7.0
• Intel Ethernet Controller Xxv710-Am1 Firmware: before 7.0 — fixed in 7.0
• Intel Ethernet Controller Xxv710-Am2 Firmware: before 7.0 — fixed in 7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Intel Ethernet 700 Series Software 24.0; Intel Ethernet Controller 710-Bm1 Firmware 7.0; Intel Ethernet Controller X710-At2 Firmware 7.0; Intel Ethernet Controller X710-Bm2 Firmware 7.0; Intel Ethernet Controller X710-Tm4 Firmware 7.0; Intel Ethernet Controller Xxv710-Am1 Firmware 7.0; Intel Ethernet Controller Xxv710-Am2 Firmware 7.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00255.html
• https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00255.html

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