CVE-2020-12988
A potential denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the integrated chipset that may allow a malicious attacker to hang the system when it is rebooted.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A potential denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the integrated chipset that may allow a malicious attacker to hang the system when it is rebooted.
- Record
CVE-2020-12988- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A potential denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the integrated chipset that may allow a malicious attacker to hang the system when it is rebooted.
- Record
CVE-2020-12988- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-5268 No score
A potential denial of service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the integrated chipset that may allow a malicious attacker to hang the system when it is rebooted.
- Record
EUVD-2020-5268- Updated
- 2026-11-03
Affected products
- amd 1st/2nd/3rd gen amd epyc™ processors
- amd epyc 7001 firmware
- amd epyc 7002 firmware
- amd epyc 7003 firmware
- amd epyc 7232p firmware
- amd epyc 7251 firmware
- amd epyc 7252 firmware
- amd epyc 7261 firmware
- amd epyc 7262 firmware
- amd epyc 7272 firmware
- amd epyc 7281 firmware
- amd epyc 7282 firmware
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- amd epyc 72f3 firmware
- amd epyc 7301 firmware
- amd epyc 7302 firmware
- amd epyc 7302p firmware
- amd epyc 7313 firmware
- amd epyc 7313p firmware
- amd epyc 7343 firmware
- amd epyc 7351 firmware
- amd epyc 7351p firmware
- amd epyc 7352 firmware
- amd epyc 7371 firmware
- amd epyc 73f3 firmware
- amd epyc 7401 firmware
- amd epyc 7401p firmware
- amd epyc 7402 firmware
- amd epyc 7402p firmware
- amd epyc 7413 firmware
- amd epyc 7443 firmware
- amd epyc 7443p firmware
- amd epyc 7451 firmware
- amd epyc 7452 firmware
- amd epyc 7453 firmware
- amd epyc 74f3 firmware
- amd epyc 7501 firmware
- amd epyc 7502 firmware
- amd epyc 7502p firmware
- amd epyc 7513 firmware
- amd epyc 7532 firmware
- amd epyc 7542 firmware
- amd epyc 7543 firmware
- amd epyc 7543p firmware
- amd epyc 7551 firmware
- amd epyc 7551p firmware
- amd epyc 7552 firmware
- amd epyc 75f3 firmware
- amd epyc 7601 firmware
- amd epyc 7642 firmware
- amd epyc 7643 firmware
- amd epyc 7662 firmware
- amd epyc 7663 firmware
- amd epyc 7702 firmware
- amd epyc 7702p firmware
- amd epyc 7713 firmware
- amd epyc 7713p firmware
- amd epyc 7742 firmware
- amd epyc 7763 firmware
- amd epyc 7f32 firmware
- amd epyc 7f52 firmware
- amd epyc 7f72 firmware
- amd epyc 7h12 firmware
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-12988 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Amd 1st/2nd/3rd Gen Amd Epyc™ Processors, published June 11, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.04%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.