Siemens InsydeH2O Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CVE-2021-41840)

high Tenable OT Security Plugin ID 501713

Synopsis

The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

An issue was discovered in NvmExpressDxe in the kernel 5.0 through 5.5 in Insyde InsydeH2O. There is an SMM callout that allows an attacker to access the System Management Mode and execute arbitrary code. This occurs because of Inclusion of Functionality from an Untrusted Control Sphere.

Insyde BIOS is typically used in RUGGEDCOM APE products and some SIMATIC devices. Please refer to the vendor advisory for a precise list of models concerned.

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Solution

Refer to the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 501713

Version: 1.1

Type: remote

Family: Tenable.ot

Published: 9/26/2023

Updated: 9/27/2023

Supported Sensors: Tenable OT Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-41840

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:insyde:insydeh2o:5.4, cpe:/a:insyde:insydeh2o:5.2, cpe:/a:insyde:insydeh2o:5.3

Required KB Items: Tenable.ot/Siemens

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/3/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/3/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-41840

CWE: 770

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