Vulnerability in AMD 1st Gen Epyc™
CVE-2020-12954
A side effect of an integrated chipset option may be able to be used by an attacker to bypass SPI ROM protections, allowing unauthorized SPI ROM modification.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (13.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- AMD 1st Gen Epyc™ — versions unspecified
- AMD 2nd Gen Epyc™ — versions unspecified
- AMD 3rd Gen Epyc™ — versions unspecified
- AMD Epyc 7001
- AMD Epyc 7001 Firmware
- AMD Epyc 7002
- AMD Epyc 7002 Firmware
- AMD Epyc 7003
- AMD Epyc 7003 Firmware
- AMD Epyc 7232p
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-1021 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-12954?
- CVE-2020-12954 is a medium-severity vulnerability in AMD 1st Gen Epyc™, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-11-16.
- How severe is CVE-2020-12954?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.