Input validation error in Intel products - CVE-2021-0083
Published: August 12, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55811
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0083
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Intel Xeon W processor 3200 series
Intel Optane Persistent Memory
3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
2nd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Intel Xeon W processor 3200 series
Intel Optane Persistent Memory
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local administrator can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-0083
Install updates from vendor's website.