CVE-2024-21971
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 2nd percentile. No fix published yet.
What to do
No fixed build or workaround is published yet. Limit exposure and watch for a patch.
What it is
From the CVE record
Improper input validation in AMD Crash Defender could allow an attacker to provide the Windows® system process ID to a kernel-mode driver, resulting in an operating system crash, potentially leading to denial of service.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 2nd percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
3 events over 223 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Record updated
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
- AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop ProcessorsHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processor with Radeon™ GraphicsHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Desktop ProcessorsHardware Firmware
- AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ GraphicsHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Desktop Processor with Radeon™ GraphicsHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen™ 8000 Series Processor with Radeon™ GraphicsHardware Firmware
- AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ GraphicsHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Mobile Processor with Radeon™ GraphicsHardware Firmware
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Scored 5.5 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
Sources
References in the record
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