ASUS BMC's firmware: buffer overflow - ActiveX configuration-2 acquisition
Published Apr 6, 2021
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.81%
Description
The specific function in ASUS BMC’s firmware Web management page (ActiveX configuration-2 acquisition) does not verify the string length entered by users, resulting in a Buffer overflow vulnerability. As obtaining the privileged permission, remote attackers use the leakage to abnormally terminate the Web service.
Affected products
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- Version 1.14.51StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 1.14.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version 1.14.51StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| ASUS | BMC firmware for ASMB8-iKVM | n/a |
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| ASUS | BMC firmware for Z10PE-D16 WS | n/a |
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| ASUS | BMC firmware for Z10PR-D16 | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- 1.14.51
Configuration 2
- 1.14.51
Running on/with
- n/a
Configuration 3
- 1.14.2
Running on/with
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
update BMC's firmwares to the following versions: Z10PR-D16 1.16.1 ASMB8-iKVM 1.16.1 Z10PE-D16 WS 1.16.1
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.81% (0.01810) | 77.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.81% (0.01810) | 77.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00348) | 72.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.35% (0.00348) | 70.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 6, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00348) | 68.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00245) | 61.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00173) | 52.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 52.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 49.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.51% (0.06511) | 78.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.80% (0.04797) | 78.14th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.80% (0.04797) | 77.93th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01110) | 67.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.11% (0.01110) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- https://www.asus.com/content/ASUS-Product-Security-Advisory/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://www.asus.com/tw/support/callus/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
- https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-4556-ece3d-1.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.asus.com/content/ASUS-Product-Security-Advisory/ | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.asus.com/tw/support/callus/ | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-4556-ece3d-1.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
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