What is CVE-2021-0092?

CVE-2021-0092 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Atom C3308, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2022-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2021-0092?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Intel Atom C3308

CVE-2021-0092

Improper access control in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.002 (16.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Intel Atom_c3308
Intel Atom_c3336
Intel Atom_c3338
Intel Atom_c3338r
Intel Atom_c3436l
Intel Atom_c3508
Intel Atom_c3538
Intel Atom_c3558
Intel Atom_c3558r
Intel Atom_c3708

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

secure@intel.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
secure@intel.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-0092?: CVE-2021-0092 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Atom C3308, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2022-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2021-0092?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.