Epyc 7763 Firmware
CVE-2021-26336
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, buffer size validation
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A local attacker with access to the system could corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Insufficient bounds checking in System Management Unit (SMU) may cause invalid memory accesses/updates that could result in SMU hang and subsequent failure to service any further requests from other. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Insufficient bounds checking in System Management Unit (SMU) may cause invalid memory accesses/updates that could result in SMU hang and subsequent failure to service any further requests from other components. Affected products include: Amd Epyc 7003 Firmware, Amd Epyc 7002 Firmware, Amd Epyc 72F3 Firmware, Amd Epyc 7313 Firmware, Amd Epyc 7313P Firmware.
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Insufficient bounds checking in System Management Unit (SMU) may cause invalid memory accesses/updates that could result in SMU hang and subsequent failure to service any further requests from other components.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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