CVE-2023-42772

Sept. 16, 2024, 6:03 p.m.

Undergoing Analysis
CVE has been marked for Analysis. Normally once in this state the CVE will be analyzed by NVD staff within 24 hours.

Products

UEFI firmware for some Intel reference processors

Source

secure@intel.com

Tags

CVE-2023-42772 details

Published : Sept. 16, 2024, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified : Sept. 16, 2024, 6:03 p.m.

Description

Untrusted pointer dereference in UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) reference processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CVSS Score

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8.2 9 10

Weakness

Weakness Name Description
CWE-822 Untrusted Pointer Dereference The product obtains a value from an untrusted source, converts this value to a pointer, and dereferences the resulting pointer.

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

8.2

Exploitability Score

1.5

Impact Score

6.0

Base Severity

HIGH

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