What is CVE-2021-0118?

CVE-2021-0118 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Atom_c3308, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2021-0118?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Intel Atom_c3308

CVE-2021-0118

Out-of-bounds read 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 (22.1th 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

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-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-0118?: CVE-2021-0118 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Atom_c3308, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2022-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2021-0118?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.