What is CVE-2022-27879?

CVE-2022-27879 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Atom_x5-e3930, classified under CWE-92. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-27879?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Intel Atom_x5-e3930

CVE-2022-27879

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

EPSS: 0.002 (6.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Intel Atom_x5-e3930
Intel Atom_x5-e3930_firmware
Intel Atom_x5-e3940
Intel Atom_x5-e3940_firmware
Intel Atom_x7-e3950
Intel Atom_x7-e3950_firmware
Intel Celeron_j1750
Intel Celeron_j1750_firmware
Intel Celeron_j1800
Intel Celeron_j1800_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-92
CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

secure@intel.com (Vendor Advisory)
secure@intel.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-27879?: CVE-2022-27879 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel Atom_x5-e3930, classified under CWE-92. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-27879?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.