CVE-2023-2992: lenovo fan power controller (fpc)

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-2992 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in lenovo fan power controller (fpc). EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 26-06-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 16-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An unauthenticated  denial of service vulnerability exists in the SMM v1, SMM v2, and FPC management web server which can be triggered under crafted conditions. Rebooting SMM or FPC will restore access to the management web server.

• CWE-405Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification)The product does not properly control situations in which an adversary can cause the product to consume or produce excessive resources without requiring the adversary to invest equivalent work or otherwise prove authorization, i.e., the adversary's influence is "asymmetric."