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Fencer Vulns
medium 4.9

CVE-2021-28198 json

ASUS BMC's firmware: buffer overflow - Firmware protocol configuration

published 2021-04-06 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-14888

cvss
4.9
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Firmware protocol configuration function in ASUS BMC’s firmware Web management page 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.

Exploit prediction

1.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 3.1 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • ASUS BMC firmware for ASMB9-iKVM
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS720A-E9-RS24-E
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS700A-E9-RS4
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS700-E9-RS4
  • ASUS BMC firmware for ESC4000 G4X
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS700-E9-RS12
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS100-E10-PI2
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS300-E10-PS4
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS300-E10-RS4
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS500A-E9-PS4
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS500A-E9-RS4
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS500A-E9 RS4
  • ASUS BMC firmware for E700 G4
  • ASUS BMC firmware for WS C422 PRO/SE
  • ASUS BMC firmware for WS X299 PRO/SE
  • ASUS BMC firmware for Z11PA-U12
  • ASUS BMC firmware for Z11PA-U12/10G-2S
  • ASUS BMC firmware for KNPA-U16
  • ASUS BMC firmware for ESC4000 DHD G4
  • ASUS BMC firmware for ESC4000 G4
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS720Q-E9-RS24-S
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS720Q-E9-RS8
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS720Q-E9-RS8-S
  • ASUS BMC firmware for Z11PA-D8
  • ASUS BMC firmware for Z11PA-D8C
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS720-E9-RS24-U
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS720-E9-RS8-G
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS500-E9-PS4
  • ASUS BMC firmware for Pro E800 G4
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS500-E9-RS4
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS500-E9-RS4-U
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS520-E9-RS12-E
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS520-E9-RS8
  • ASUS BMC firmware for ESC8000 G4
  • ASUS BMC firmware for ESC8000 G4/10G
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS720-E9-RS12-E
  • ASUS BMC firmware for WS C621E SAGE
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS500A-E10-PS4
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS500A-E10-RS4
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS700A-E9-RS12V2
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS700A-E9-RS4V2
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS720A-E9-RS12V2
  • ASUS BMC firmware for RS720A-E9-RS24V2
  • ASUS BMC firmware for Z11PR-D16

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input

References

Sources

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