Vulnerability · Published Nov 12, 2021 · Assigned by lenovo
CVE-2021-3718
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in ThinkPad BIOS from Lenovo. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A denial of service vulnerability was reported in some ThinkPad models that could cause a system to crash when the Enhanced Biometrics setting is enabled in BIOS.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Lenovo | ThinkPad BIOS | various |
Weakness: CWE-232 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-72619 x_refsource_MISC