#VU57341 Resource exhaustion in Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager - CVE-2021-0180
Published: October 13, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU57341
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0180
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager
Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager
Software vendor:
Intel
Intel
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A local attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and gain elevated privileges on the target system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.