Buffer overflow in IBM Power Systems



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-3746
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 PowerVM Hypervisor
Client/Desktop applications / Virtualization software

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU77293

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3746

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially-crafted TPM2 command packets, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PowerVM Hypervisor: before FW1010.40

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6845375


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted file.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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