{
  "id": "CVE-2015-2291",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2015-2291",
  "published": "2017-08-09T18:29:00.933Z",
  "modified": "2026-10-01T19:17:11.830Z",
  "score": 7.8,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "NVD",
  "epss": 0.09011,
  "epss_percentile": 0.95153,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2023-02-10",
    "due": "2023-03-03",
    "action": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
    "ransomware": "Known",
    "name": "Intel Ethernet Diagnostics Driver for Windows Denial-of-Service Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00051.html; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2291"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "intel"
  ],
  "products": [
    "intel ethernet diagnostics driver iqvw32.sys",
    "intel ethernet diagnostics driver iqvw64.sys"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "CWE-20"
  ],
  "description": "(1) IQVW32.sys before 1.3.1.0 and (2) IQVW64.sys before 1.3.1.0 in the Intel Ethernet diagnostics driver for Windows allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges via a crafted (a) 0x80862013, (b) 0x8086200B, (c) 0x8086200F, or (d) 0x80862007 IOCTL call.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Primary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 7.8,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130854/Intel-Network-Adapter-Diagnostic-Driver-IOCTL-DoS.html",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79623",
      "tags": [
        "Broken Link",
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00051&languageid=en-fr",
      "tags": [
        "Patch",
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36392/",
      "tags": [
        "Third Party Advisory",
        "VDB Entry"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2291",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2291",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}