What is CVE-2021-0114?

CVE-2021-0114 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Atom_c3000, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-08-16.

How severe is CVE-2021-0114?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-0114 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Intel Atom_c3000

CVE-2021-0114

Unchecked return value in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

EPSS: 0.003 (18.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1188 — Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

Public proof-of-concept exploits

n0-traces/cve_

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-0114?: CVE-2021-0114 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Atom_c3000, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2021-0114?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-0114 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.