What is CVE-2021-0116?

CVE-2021-0116 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Atom_c3308, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2021-0116?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Intel Atom_c3308

CVE-2021-0116

Out-of-bounds write in the firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (22.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Intel Atom_c3308
Intel Atom_c3308_firmware
Intel Atom_c3336
Intel Atom_c3336_firmware
Intel Atom_c3338
Intel Atom_c3338_firmware
Intel Atom_c3338r
Intel Atom_c3338r_firmware
Intel Atom_c3436l
Intel Atom_c3436l_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-0116?: CVE-2021-0116 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Atom_c3308, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2021-0116?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.