Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-39356

High

Published: 12 February 2025

Published
12 February 2025
Modified
15 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v4 7.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0006 17.8th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-39356 is a high-severity NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) vulnerability in Intel (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Application or System Exploitation (T1499.004); ranked at the 17.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-2 (Flaw Remediation) and RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2024-39356 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability, classified under CWE-476, affecting Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killer™ WiFi software for Windows in versions prior to 23.80. Published on 2025-02-12, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.4 (AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H), indicating high severity primarily due to its potential for significant availability impact with a changed scope.

An unauthenticated attacker with adjacent network access can exploit this vulnerability with low complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation may enable a denial of service condition on the affected system.

Intel's security advisory at https://intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01224.html addresses this issue, with mitigation achieved by updating the affected software to version 23.80 or later.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

NULL pointer dereference in some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi and Killerâ„¢ WiFi software for Windows before version 23.80 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access.

CWE(s)
CWE-476

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1499.004 Application or System Exploitation Impact
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities that can cause an application or system to crash and deny availability to users.
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Why these techniques?

NULL dereference in WiFi driver enables remote adjacent-network exploitation causing endpoint DoS via application/system crash.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

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Affected Assets

Intel
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inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Directly mitigates the CVE by requiring timely flaw remediation through updating the vulnerable Intel PROSet/Wireless WiFi software to version 23.80 or later.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning partial match
preventdetect

Vulnerability scanning detects systems with vulnerable WiFi software versions and supports remediation to prevent exploitation.

SC-5 Denial-of-service Protection partial match
prevent

Limits the effects of denial-of-service attacks triggered by the NULL pointer dereference in the WiFi software.

References