Vulnerability in AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors With Radeon™ Graphics

CVE-2024-21971

Improper input validation in AMD Crash Defender could allow an attacker to provide the Windows® system process ID to a kernel-mode driver, resulting in an operating system crash, potentially leading to denial of service.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 2.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-21971: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21971?
CVE-2024-21971 is a medium-severity vulnerability in AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors With Radeon™ Graphics, classified under CWE-1220. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-21971?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.