Vulnerability in Amd Xilinx Z-7007s

CVE-2021-44850

On Xilinx Zynq-7000 SoC devices, physical modification of an SD boot image allows for a buffer overflow attack in the ROM. Because the Zynq-7000's boot image header is unencrypted and unauthenticated before use, an attacker can modify the boot header stored on an SD card so that a secure image appears to be unencrypted, and they will be able to modify the full range of register initialization values. Normally, these registers will be restricted when booting securely. Of importance to this attack are two registers that control the SD card's transfer type and transfer size. These registers could be modified a way that causes a buffer overflow in the ROM.

EPSS: 0.002 (8.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-44850?
CVE-2021-44850 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Amd Xilinx Z-7007s, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2022-02-10.
How severe is CVE-2021-44850?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.