Buffer overflow in Insyde Insydeh2o
CVE-2021-45971
An issue was discovered in SdHostDriver in Insyde InsydeH2O with kernel 5.1 before 05.16.25, 5.2 before 05.26.25, 5.3 before 05.35.25, 5.4 before 05.43.25, and 5.5 before 05.51.25. A vulnerability exists in the SMM (System Management Mode) branch that registers a SWSMI handler that does not sufficiently check or validate the allocated buffer pointer (CommBufferData).
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 (18.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.3% 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)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220216-0004/ (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-2021-45971?
- CVE-2021-45971 is a high-severity vulnerability in Insyde Insydeh2o, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2022-01-06.
- How severe is CVE-2021-45971?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.