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CVE-2023-25179:
Homebrew vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability (CVE-2023-25179) was discovered in the Intel Unite Android application versions before Release 17. The vulnerability was disclosed on May 9, 2023, affecting Intel Unite Android app installations (Intel Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption issue (CWE-400). It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, indicating local access is required for exploitation (NVD).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service condition in the Intel Unite Android application through local access (Intel Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
Intel has released a fix in Intel Unite Android application Release 17. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the vulnerability (Intel Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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