CVE-2021-38578

Existing CommBuffer checks in SmmEntryPoint will not catch underflow when computing BufferSize.

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=3387	Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2023024	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:insyde:kernel:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:insyde:kernel:5.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:insyde:kernel:5.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:insyde:kernel:5.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:insyde:kernel:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:insyde:kernel:5.1:::::::*

Information

Published : 2022-03-03 22:15

Updated : 2023-08-02 17:24

NVD link : CVE-2021-38578

Mitre link : CVE-2021-38578

JSON object : View

Products Affected

tianocore

edk2

insyde

kernel

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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