CVE-2021-25142

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

7.8

The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware in HPE Apollo 70 System prior to version 3.0.14.0 has a local buffer overflow in libifc.so webstartflash function.

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 33.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

February 8, 2021

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

security-alert@hpehttps://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf04080en_us
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf04080en_us

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size (Classic Buffer Overflow)

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-26 21:11 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-26 21:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-25142?

CVE-2021-25142 is a high vulnerability published on February 8, 2021. The Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) firmware in HPE Apollo 70 System prior to version 3.0.14.0 has a local buffer overflow in libifc.so webstartflash function.

When was CVE-2021-25142 disclosed?

CVE-2021-25142 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 8, 2021, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2021-25142 actively exploited?

CVE-2021-25142 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 33.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-25142?

CVE-2021-25142 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2021-25142?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-25142, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2021-25142

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