VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-0188
Return of pointer value outside of expected range in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable aescalation of privilege via local access.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.27%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Return of pointer value outside of expected range in the BIOS firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable aescalation of privilege via local access.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.27% probability · 20th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- intel/xeon e3-1558l v5 firmware · intel/xeon e3-1565l v5 firmware · intel/xeon e3-1578l v5 firmware · intel/xeon e3-1585 v5 firmware · intel/xeon e3-1585l v5 firmware · intel/xeon e3-1515m v5 firmware · intel/xeon e3-1545m v5 firmware · intel/xeon e3-1575m v5 firmware · intel/xeon e3-1220 v5 firmware · intel/xeon e3-1225 v5 firmware · intel/xeon e3-1230 v5 firmware · intel/xeon e3-1235l v5 firmware · intel/xeon e3-1240 v5 firmware · intel/xeon e3-1240l v5 firmware · intel/xeon e3-1245 v5 firmware · intel/xeon e3-1260l v5 firmware · intel/xeon e3-1268l v5 firmware · intel/xeon e3-1270 v5 firmware · intel/xeon e3-1275 v5 firmware · intel/xeon e3-1280 v5 firmware · +17 more
- Source
- secure@intel.com
References
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220818-0003/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00601.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220818-0003/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00601.htmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.