Vulnerability · Published Dec 7, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-42685
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An Integer Overflow vulnerability exists in Accops HyWorks DVM Tools prior to v3.3.1.105 . The IOCTL Handler 0x22005B in the Accops HyWorks DVM Tools prior to v3.3.1.105 allow local attackers to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and OS crash) via specially crafted I/O Request Packet.