What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-0075?

CVE-2021-0075 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Ax210 Firmware CVE-2021-0075

MEDIUM

Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)

2021-11-17 secure@intel.com

Buffer Overflow Microsoft Memory Corruption Intel Denial Of Service Ax210 Firmware Ax201 Firmware Ax200 Firmware Ac 9560 Firmware Ac 9462 Firmware Ac 9461 Firmware 9260 Firmware Ac 9260 Firmware Ac 8265 Firmware Ac 8260 Firmware Ac 3168 Firmware 7265 Firmware Ac 3165 Firmware Ax1675 Firmware Ax1650 Firmware Ac1550 Firmware

5.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.5 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 17, 2021 - 20:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionNVD

Out-of-bounds write in firmware for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi in multiple operating systems and some Killer(TM) WiFi in Windows 10 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

AnalysisAI

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787), which allows attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes. Out-of-bounds write in firmware for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi in multiple operating systems and some Killer(TM) WiFi in Windows 10 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access. Affected products include: Intel Ax210 Firmware, Intel Ax201 Firmware, Intel Ax200 Firmware, Intel Ac 9560 Firmware, Intel Ac 9462 Firmware.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate write boundaries, use memory-safe languages, enable compiler protections (ASLR, stack canaries).