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CVE-2024-33659: BiosGuard Buffer Overflow and TOCTOU Vulnerability
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-02-11 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-20
Description
AMI APTIOV contains a vulnerability in BIOS where an attacker may cause an Improper Input Validation by a local attacker. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities may lead to overwriting arbitrary memory and execute arbitrary code at SMM level, also impacting Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.
Affected products
- AMI AptioV: from 5.0 before 5.038 — fixed in 5.038
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: AMI AptioV 5.038. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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