CVE-2021-25168 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware in HPE Apollo 70 System prior to version 3.0.14.0 has a local buffer overflow in libifc.so webupdatecomponent function.

Published: 2021-02-08

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

HPE Apollo 70 System

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Prior to Version 3.0.14.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:hpe:baseboard_management_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:hpe:apollo_70_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-12079	The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware in HPE Apollo 70 System prior to version 3.0.14.0 has a local buffer overflow in libifc.so webupdatecomponent function.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00326.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf04080en_us

History

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Subscriptions

Hpe Apollo 70 System Baseboard Management Controller

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hpe

Published: 2021-02-08T18:01:50.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:56:10.580Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-25168

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-02-08T19:15:14.173

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:41:35.007

Link: CVE-2021-25168

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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

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