CVE-2023-25506 Memory corruption in NVIDIA DGX servers

High 7.5 Published Updated

Elevated privilege users can trigger a heap buffer overflow in NVIDIA DGX-1 firmware, leading to code execution, privilege escalation, and data exposure.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
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Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-25506?

CVE-2023-25506 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in NVIDIA DGX servers, published on 22 Apr 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NVIDIA DGX-1 contains a vulnerability in Ofbd in AMI SBIOS, where a preconditioned heap can allow a user with elevated privileges to cause an access beyond the end of a buffer, which may lead to code execution, escalation of privileges, denial of service and information disclosure. The scope of the impact of this vulnerability can extend to other components.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-788

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25506?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nvidia Sbios.

How do I fix CVE-2023-25506?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25506 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2023-25506 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25506 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wh7f-qrp8-9qqv.

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