Resource exhaustion in Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager - CVE-2021-0182
Published: October 13, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU57342
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0182
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager
Intel Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A local attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-0182
Install updates from vendor's website.