What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-42774?

CVE-2021-42774 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.4%.

Emulex Hba Manager CVE-2021-42774

CRITICAL

Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120)

2021-11-12 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow Broadcom Emulex Hba Manager

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 12, 2021 - 02:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

Broadcom Emulex HBA Manager/One Command Manager versions before 11.4.425.0 and 12.8.542.31, if not installed in Strictly Local Management mode, have a buffer overflow vulnerability in the remote firmware download feature that could allow remote unauthenticated users to perform various attacks. In non-secure mode, the user is unauthenticated.

AnalysisAI

Broadcom Emulex HBA Manager/One Command Manager versions before 11.4.425.0 and 12.8.542.31, if not installed in Strictly Local Management mode, have a buffer overflow vulnerability in the remote. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Copy without Size Check (CWE-120), which allows attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory. Broadcom Emulex HBA Manager/One Command Manager versions before 11.4.425.0 and 12.8.542.31, if not installed in Strictly Local Management mode, have a buffer overflow vulnerability in the remote firmware download feature that could allow remote unauthenticated users to perform various attacks. In non-secure mode, the user is unauthenticated. Affected products include: Broadcom Emulex Hba Manager. Version information: before 11.4.425.0.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Always validate buffer sizes before copy operations. Use bounded functions (strncpy, snprintf). Enable compiler protections.