Broadcom Emulex HBA Manager prior 11.4.425.0/12.8.542.31 Management Mode buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Broadcom Emulex HBA Manager. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Management Mode. This manipulation causes buffer overflow. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-42774. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Broadcom Emulex HBA Manager. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Management Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 11/12/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at docs.broadcom.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-42774 since 10/21/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 11.4.425.0 or 12.8.542.31 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Emulex HBA Manager 11.4.425.0/12.8.542.31

Timelineinfo

10/21/2021 🔍
11/12/2021 +22 days 🔍
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11/16/2021 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: docs.broadcom.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-42774 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-42774
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-186571

Entryinfo

Created: 11/12/2021 08:27
Updated: 11/16/2021 09:50
Changes: 11/12/2021 08:27 (38), 11/16/2021 09:50 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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