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CVE-2024-21871

Sept. 16, 2024, 6:03 p.m.

Tags

CWE-20
secure@intel.com
2024-09-16
CVE-2024-21871

CVSS Score

7.5 / 10

Product(s) Impacted

UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) Processors

Description

Improper input validation in UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Weaknesses

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

CWE ID: 20

Date

Published: Sept. 16, 2024, 5:16 p.m.

Last Modified: Sept. 16, 2024, 6:03 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been marked for Analysis. Normally once in this state the CVE will be analyzed by NVD staff within 24 hours.

More info

Source

secure@intel.com

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

HIGH

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability Score
0.8
Impact Score
6.0
Base Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

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

References

https://www.intel.com/ secure@intel.com