CVE-2021-41289
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CVE-2021-41289 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.3/10 on the CVSS scale. ASUS P453UJ contains the Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability. With a general user’s permission, local attackers can modify the BIOS by replacing or filling in the content of the designated Memory DataBuffer, which causing a failure of integrity verification and further resulting in a failure to boot.. EPSS estimates a 0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
ASUS P453UJ contains the Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability. With a general user’s permission, local attackers can modify the BIOS by replacing or filling in the content of the designated Memory DataBuffer, which causing a failure of integrity verification and further resulting in a failure to boot.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Asus | P453uj Bios | 311 |
References
- https://www.asus.com/tw/supportonly/P453UJ/HelpDesk_BIOS/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-5284-35790-1.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.asus.com/tw/supportonly/P453UJ/HelpDesk_BIOS/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-5284-35790-1.htmlThird Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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