CVE-2023-40220 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Improper buffer restrictions in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Published: 2023-11-14

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`See references`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc6cayh_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc6cayh:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:intel:nuc6cays_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:intel:nuc6cays:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-44817	Improper buffer restrictions in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00206.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01001.html

History

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Subscriptions

Intel Nuc6cayh Nuc6cayh Firmware Nuc6cays Nuc6cays Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: intel

Published: 2023-11-14T19:05:05.694Z

Updated: 2024-08-14T20:02:05.993Z

Reserved: 2023-08-23T03:00:02.607Z

Link: CVE-2023-40220

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T18:24:55.786Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-14T19:15:30.497

Modified: 2026-06-17T06:16:48.117

Link: CVE-2023-40220

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-92
DEPRECATED: Improper Sanitization of Custom Special Characters
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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