CVE-2022-42271 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability within the IPMI handler of NVIDIA BMC, affecting NVIDIA DGX A100 and its firmware. An authenticated local attacker can exploit this flaw to trigger a denial of service or achieve arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant risk, allowing for high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 00.19.07CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:dgx_a100_firmware:*:*:*:*:bmc:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.