Stack-based buffer overflow in GPU Tweak II - CVE-2021-28686
Published: April 12, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52040
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-28686
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in AsIO2_64.sys and AsIO2_32.sys. A local user can send a specially crafted request, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and cause a denial of condition on the target system.
Affected software
GPU Tweak II
How to mitigate CVE-2021-28686
Install update from vendor's website.
GPU Tweak II - update to 2.3.0.3