Buffer overflow in nVidia products - CVE-2022-42272
Published: February 9, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86291
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42272
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: nVidia
Affected software:
DGX Station A100
DGX Station A800
Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
DGX Station A100
DGX Station A800
Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the IPMI handler. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-42272
Install updates from vendor's website.