Buffer overflow in Insyde Insydeh2o
CVE-2021-42554
An issue was discovered in Insyde InsydeH2O with Kernel 5.0 before 05.08.42, Kernel 5.1 before 05.16.42, Kernel 5.2 before 05.26.42, Kernel 5.3 before 05.35.42, Kernel 5.4 before 05.42.51, and Kernel 5.5 before 05.50.51. An SMM memory corruption vulnerability in FvbServicesRuntimeDxe allows a possible attacker to write fixed or predictable data to SMRAM. Exploiting this issue could lead to escalating privileges to SMM.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.003 (25.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-42554?
- CVE-2021-42554 is a high-severity vulnerability in Insyde Insydeh2o, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2022-02-03.
- How severe is CVE-2021-42554?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.