What is CVE-2021-33060?

CVE-2021-33060 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Xeon_gold_5315y, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-08-18.

How severe is CVE-2021-33060?

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

Buffer overflow in Intel Xeon_gold_5315y

CVE-2021-33060

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

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (16.2th 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 Xeon_gold_5315y
Intel Xeon_gold_5315y_firmware
Intel Xeon_gold_5317
Intel Xeon_gold_5317_firmware
Intel Xeon_gold_5318h
Intel Xeon_gold_5318h_firmware
Intel Xeon_gold_5318n
Intel Xeon_gold_5318n_firmware
Intel Xeon_gold_5318s
Intel Xeon_gold_5318s_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-2021-33060?: CVE-2021-33060 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Xeon_gold_5315y, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2021-33060?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.