What is CVE-2021-0155?

CVE-2021-0155 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Core_i5-7640x, classified under CWE-252. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2021-0155?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Intel Core_i5-7640x

CVE-2021-0155

Unchecked return value in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

EPSS: 0.003 (16.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Intel Core_i5-7640x
Intel Core_i5-7640x_firmware
Intel Core_i7-3820
Intel Core_i7-3820_firmware
Intel Core_i7-3920xm
Intel Core_i7-3920xm_firmware
Intel Core_i7-3930k
Intel Core_i7-3930k_firmware
Intel Core_i7-3940xm
Intel Core_i7-3940xm_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-252

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-0155?: CVE-2021-0155 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Core_i5-7640x, classified under CWE-252. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2021-0155?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.