Vulnerability · Published Nov 15, 2021 · Assigned by twcert
CVE-2021-41289ASUS P453UJ - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity memory corruption in P453UJ BIOS from ASUS. 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 10% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
ASUS P453UJ contains the Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer vulnerability. With a general user’s permission, local attackers can modify the BIOS by replacing or filling in the content of the designated Memory DataBuffer, which causing a failure of integrity verification and further resulting in a failure to boot.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ASUS | P453UJ BIOS | 311 |
Weakness: CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-5284-35790-1.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.asus.com/tw/supportonly/P453UJ/HelpDesk_BIOS/ x_refsource_MISC