CVE-2021-0120 Denial of service in Intel(R) Graphics DCH Drivers for Windows 10
An authenticated local user can cause a denial of service in Intel Graphics DCH Drivers due to improper initialization in the installer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-0120?
CVE-2021-0120 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel Graphics Driver, published on 17 Nov 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper initialization in the installer for some Intel(R) Graphics DCH Drivers for Windows 10 before version 27.20.100.9316 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-665
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-0120?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Intel Graphics Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2021-0120?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-0120 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2021-0120 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-0120 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Intel Graphics Driver
- CVE-2018-12214 Memory corruption in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows
- CVE-2018-12216 Code injection in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows
- CVE-2018-12220 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Graphics Driver for Windows
- CVE-2020-0504 Memory corruption in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers
- CVE-2020-0508 Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Graphics Drivers
Sources
Also known as GHSA-44v5-j9hx-6v7x.