CVE-2024-38433
6.7 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2024-38433 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting nuvoton npcm750r_firmware. It was published on July 11, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
Nuvoton - CWE-305: Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness
An attacker with write access to the SPI-Flash on an NPCM7xx BMC subsystem that uses the Nuvoton BootBlock
reference code can modify the u-boot image header on flash parsed by the BootBlock which could lead to arbitrary code
execution.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from nuvoton. Update npcm750r_firmware to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| nuvoton | npcm750r_firmware | >= 0, < 10.10.19 | Affected |
| nuvoton | npcm710r_firmware | >= 0, < 10.10.19 | Affected |
| nuvoton | npcm730r_firmware | >= 0, < 10.10.19 | Affected |
| nuvoton | npcm705r_firmware | >= 0, < 10.10.19 | Affected |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2024-38433?
CVE-2024-38433 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting nuvoton npcm750r_firmware. It was published on July 11, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2024-38433?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.7, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-38433?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from nuvoton. Update npcm750r_firmware to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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