CVE-2021-43002 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in Amzetta zPortal DVM Tools up to version 3.3.148.148. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode or trigger a denial of service through a specially crafted I/O Request Packet. The vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a significant risk. It requires local access and low privileges, but its impact includes complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially leading to an operating system crash. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has received some community discussion and media coverage, including an article from BleepingComputer. It is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.3.148.148CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:amzetta:zportal_dvm_tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.