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CVE-2021-43614

medium

Error in handling the PlatformLangCodes UEFI variable could cause a buffer overflow, leading to resource exhaustion and failure.

Error in handling the PlatformLangCodes UEFI variable could cause a buffer overflow, leading to resource exhaustion and failure.

CVSS
6.7
6.7 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (8338d8cb-57f7-4252-abc0-96fd13e98d21)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-03 13:04
Modified: 2026-09-03 18:09
NVD status: Undergoing Analysis
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:50 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").

Weakness classification (CWE)

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.

References

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:50 UTC · record ↗

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