CVE-2024-21971
Improper input validation in AMD Crash Defender could allow an attacker to provide the Windows®...
Improper input validation in AMD Crash Defender could allow an attacker to provide the Windows® system process ID to a kernel-mode driver, resulting in an operating system crash, potentially leading to denial of service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper input validation in AMD Crash Defender could allow an attacker to provide the Windows® system process ID to a kernel-mode driver, resulting in an operating system crash, potentially leading to denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2024-21971- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1220
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-19577
Improper input validation in AMD Crash Defender could allow an attacker to provide the Windows® system process ID to a kernel-mode driver, resulting in an operating system crash, potentially leading to denial of service.
- Record
EUVD-2024-19577- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6h98-c266-q7cr
Improper input validation in AMD Crash Defender could allow an attacker to provide the Windows®...
Improper input validation in AMD Crash Defender could allow an attacker to provide the Windows® system process ID to a kernel-mode driver, resulting in an operating system crash, potentially leading to denial of service.
- Record
GHSA-6h98-c266-q7cr- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-1220
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper input validation in AMD Crash Defender could allow an attacker to provide the Windows® system process ID to a kernel-mode driver, resulting in an operating system crash, potentially leading to denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2024-21971- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1220
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- amd athlon™ 3000 series desktop processors with radeon™ graphics
- amd athlon™ 3000 series mobile processors with radeon™ graphics
- amd radeon™ instinct™ mi25
- amd radeon™ pro v520
- amd radeon™ pro v620
- amd radeon™ pro v710
- amd radeon™ pro vii
- amd radeon™ pro w5000 series graphics products
- amd radeon™ pro w7000 series graphics products
- amd radeon™ rx 5000 series graphics products
- amd radeon™ rx 7000 series graphics products
- amd radeon™ vii
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- amd ryzen™ 3000 series mobile processor with radeon™ graphics
- amd ryzen™ 4000 series desktop processor with radeon™ graphics
- amd ryzen™ 4000 series mobile processors with radeon™ graphics
- amd ryzen™ 5000 series desktop processor with radeon™ graphics
- amd ryzen™ 5000 series desktop processors
- amd ryzen™ 5000 series processors with radeon™ graphics
- amd ryzen™ 6000 series processor with radeon™ graphics
- amd ryzen™ 7000 series desktop processors
- amd ryzen™ 7020 series processors with radeon™ graphics
- amd ryzen™ 7030 series processors with radeon™ graphics
- amd ryzen™ 7035 series processor with radeon™ graphics
- amd ryzen™ 7040 series processors with radeon™ graphics
- amd ryzen™ 7045 series mobile processors
- amd ryzen™ 8000 series processor with radeon™ graphics
- amd ryzen™ embedded 7000
- amd ryzen™ embedded r1000
- amd ryzen™ embedded r2000
- amd ryzen™ embedded v1000
- amd ryzen™ embedded v2000
- amd ryzen™ embedded v3000
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-21971 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Amd Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors With Radeon™ Graphics, published February 12, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.13%, the 2nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.