What is CVE-2022-29494?

CVE-2022-29494 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel C621a, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-02-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-29494?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Intel C621a

CVE-2022-29494

Improper input validation in firmware for OpenBMC in some Intel(R) platforms before versions egs-0.91-179 and bhs-04-45 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via network access.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.006 (45.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Intel C621a
Intel C627a
Intel C629a
Intel C741
Intel Openbmc
Intel Xeon_gold_5315y
Intel Xeon_gold_5317
Intel Xeon_gold_5318h
Intel Xeon_gold_5318n
Intel Xeon_gold_5318s

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

secure@intel.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29494?: CVE-2022-29494 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Intel C621a, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-02-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-29494?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.