Vulnerabilities > CVE-2021-1104 - Use of Uninitialized Resource vulnerability in Risc-V Instruction SET Manual

047910
CVSS 9.8 - CRITICAL
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
risc-v
CWE-908
critical

Summary

The RISC-V Instruction Set Manual contains a documented ambiguity for the Machine Trap Vector Base Address (MTVEC) register that may lead to a vulnerability due to the initial state of the register not being defined, potentially leading to information disclosure, data tampering and denial of service.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Risc-V
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)