VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2021-21556
CVSS score6.1 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.31%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-06-14
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Description
Dell PowerEdge R640, R740, R740XD, R840, R940, R940xa, MX740c, MX840c, and T640 Server BIOS contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in systems with NVDIMM-N installed. A local malicious user with high privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to a denial of Service, arbitrary code execution, or information disclosure in UEFI or BIOS Preboot Environment.
Weakness classification
- security_alert@emc.com: CWE-121
- nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787
Primary references
- security_alert@emc.com — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory