CVE-2021-40506 | BDVDB-2026-200356 Detail

Description#

An issue was discovered in the ALU unit of the OR1200 (aka OpenRISC 1200) processor 2011-09-10 through 2015-11-11. The overflow flag is not being updated for the msb and mac instructions, which results in an incorrect value in the overflow flag. Any software that relies on this flag may experience corruption in execution.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-04-18Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-02-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-04-18
Last modified: 2025-02-06

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: Not stated

Score

9.8 Critical

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 54.5.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Authentication Issues

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

No version data in the source record.

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).