CVE-2021-21555

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-21555
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-06-14 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-06-23 18:21:00 UTC
DescriptionDell PowerEdge R640, R740, R740XD, R840, R940, R940xa, MX740c, MX840c, and T640 Server BIOS contain a heap-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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Dell Poweredge Mx740c - All All All
Operating System Dell Poweredge Mx740c Firmware All All All All
Hardware Dell Poweredge Mx840c - All All All
Operating System Dell Poweredge Mx840c Firmware All All All All
Hardware Dell Poweredge R640 - All All All
Operating System Dell Poweredge R640 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Dell Poweredge R740 - All All All
Hardware Dell Poweredge R740xd - All All All
Operating System Dell Poweredge R740xd Firmware All All All All
Operating System Dell Poweredge R740 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Dell Poweredge R840 - All All All
Operating System Dell Poweredge R840 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Dell Poweredge R940 - All All All
Hardware Dell Poweredge R940xa - All All All
Operating System Dell Poweredge R940xa Firmware All All All All
Operating System Dell Poweredge R940 Firmware All All All All
Hardware Dell Poweredge T640 - All All All
Operating System Dell Poweredge T640 Firmware All All All All

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