Buffer overflow in Insyde Insydeh2o
CVE-2021-43615
An issue was discovered in HddPassword in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.1 before 05.16.23, 5.2 before 05.26.23, 5.3 before 05.35.23, 5.4 before 05.43.22, and 5.5 before 05.51.22. An SMM memory corruption vulnerability allows an attacker to write fixed or predictable data to SMRAM. Exploiting this issue could lead to escalating privileges to SMM.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.insyde.com/security-pledge (Vendor Advisory)
- www.insyde.com/security-pledge/SA-2022013 (Vendor Advisory)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220216-0010/ (Third Party Advisory)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-306654.pdf (Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-43615?
- CVE-2021-43615 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-2021-43615?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.