CVE-2017-7262 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The AMD Ryzen processor with AGESA microcode through 2017-01-27 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via an application that makes a long series of FMA3 instructions, as demonstrated by the Flops test suite.

Published: 2017-03-25

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:amd:ryzen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-16293	The AMD Ryzen processor with AGESA microcode through 2017-01-27 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system hang) via an application that makes a long series of FMA3 instructions, as demonstrated by the Flops test suite.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00381.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://forum.hwbot.org/showpost.php?p=480524
http://forum.hwbot.org/showthread.php?t=167605
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97098
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13924192
https://www.techpowerup.com/231536/amd-ryzen-machine-crashes-to-a-sequence-of-fma3-instructions

History

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Amd Ryzen

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-25T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:56:36.393Z

Reserved: 2017-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-7262

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-25T00:59:00.153

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:23:57.920

Link: CVE-2017-7262

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation

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