Buffer overflow in Ibm Power 9 Systems
CVE-2018-1992
The IBM Power 9 OP910, OP920, and FW910 boot firmware's bootloader is responsible for loading and validating the initial boot firmware image that drives the rest of the system's hardware initialization. The bootloader firmware contains a b…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.004 (27.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Ibm Power 9 Systems — versions OP910, OP920, FW910
- Ibm Power_system_ac922_\(8335-gtg\)
- Ibm Power_system_ac922_\(8335-gtg\)_firmware
- Ibm Power_system_ac922_\(8335-gth\)
- Ibm Power_system_ac922_\(8335-gth\)_firmware
- Ibm Power_system_ac922_\(8335-gtx\)
- Ibm Power_system_ac922_\(8335-gtx\)_firmware
- Ibm Power_system_h922_\(9223-22h\)
- Ibm Power_system_h922_\(9223-22h\)_firmware
- Ibm Power_system_h924_\(9223-42h\)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1992?
- CVE-2018-1992 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Power 9 Systems, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2019-03-21.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1992?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.