What is CVE-2022-42286?

CVE-2022-42286 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Dgx_a100, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2023-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-42286?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Nvidia Dgx_a100

CVE-2022-42286

DGX A100 SBIOS contains a vulnerability in Bds, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, or escalation of privileges.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Nvidia Dgx_a100
Nvidia Dgx Servers — versions All SBIOS firmware versions prior to 1.18
Nvidia Sbios

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

psirt@nvidia.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42286?: CVE-2022-42286 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Dgx_a100, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2023-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-42286?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.