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CVE-2021-42990 — FlexiHub For Windows is affected by Buffer Overflow

High CVSS 8.8

FlexiHub For Windows is affected by Buffer Overflow. IOCTL Handler 0x22001B in the FlexiHub For Windows above 2.0.4340 below 5.3.14268 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and OS crash) via specially crafted I/O Request Packet.

Severity
High
CVSS
8.8 (3.1)
Published
2021-12-07
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
windows/system
Weaknesses
CWE-120

Affected products

  • flexihub / flexihub

Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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