Vulnerability · Published Nov 12, 2024 · Assigned by AMI

CVE-2024-42442Runtime Service Access outside SMRAM

High 7.2

In plain English

A high-severity memory corruption in AptioV from AMI. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

APTIOV contains a vulnerability in the BIOS where a user or attacker may cause an improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer over the network. A successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to code execution outside of the intended System Management Mode.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
AMI AptioV BKS_5.0 – through BKS_5.37

Weakness: CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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