CVE-2021-33098

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-20 Input Validation

Publication date:

17/11/2021

Last modified:

14/12/2021

Description

Improper input validation in the Intel(R) Ethernet ixgbe driver for Linux before version 3.17.3 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.50 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x

5.50

Severity 3.x

MEDIUM

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.90 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0

4.90

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:intel:ethernet_500_series_controllers_driver::::::linux::*		3.17.3 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:h:intel:ethernet_connection_x540:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:h:intel:ethernet_connection_x550:-:::::::*
cpe:2.3:h:intel:ethernet_connection_x557:-:::::::*

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CVE-2021-33098

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

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