CVE-2024-21853

Nov. 15, 2024, 2 p.m.

4.7
Medium

Description

Improper finite state machines (FSMs) in the hardware logic in some 4th and 5th Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors may allow an authorized user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
Intel Xeon Processors
  • ['4th Generation', '5th Generation']

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-1245
Improper Finite State Machines (FSMs) in Hardware Logic
Faulty finite state machines (FSMs) in the hardware logic allow an attacker to put the system in an undefined state, to cause a denial of service (DoS) or gain privileges on the victim's system.

References

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01101.html

Tags

secure@intel.com
CWE-1245
2024-11-13
CVE-2024-21853

CVSS Score

4.7 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Nov. 13, 2024, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 15, 2024, 2 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

secure@intel.com

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