Server Platform Services
CVE-2021-0051
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
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| Impact | CVSS score of 4.4 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system. |
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Improper input validation in the Intel(R) SPS versions before SPS_E5_04.04.04.023.0, SPS_E5_04.04.03.228.0 or SPS_SoC-A_05.00.03.098.0 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.4), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. Improper input validation in the Intel(R) SPS versions before SPS_E5_04.04.04.023.0, SPS_E5_04.04.03.228.0 or SPS_SoC-A_05.00.03.098.0 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access. Affected products include: Intel Server Platform Services.
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Improper input validation in the Intel(R) SPS versions before SPS_E5_04.04.04.023.0, SPS_E5_04.04.03.228.0 or SPS_SoC-A_05.00.03.098.0 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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