VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-28186

CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.87%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-04-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

The specific function in ASUS BMC’s firmware Web management page (ActiveX configuration-2 acquisition) does not verify the string length entered by users, resulting in a Buffer overflow vulnerability. As obtaining the privileged permission, remote attackers use the leakage to abnormally terminate the Web service.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

Primary references