# CVE-2021-42988: Eltima USB Network Gate is affected by Buffer Overflow.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-12-07 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Eltima USB Network Gate is affected by Buffer Overflow. IOCTL Handler 0x22001B in the USB Network Gate above 7.0.1370 below 9.2.2420 allow 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/usb-over-ethernet-multiple-privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-in-aws-and-other-major-cloud-services/

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