Vulnerability · Published Nov 16, 2021 · Assigned by AMD

CVE-2020-12944

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Athlon™ Series from AMD. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Insufficient validation of BIOS image length by ASP Firmware could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
AMD Ryzen™ Series various
AMD Athlon™ Series various

References