CVE-2023-25546 Denial of service in UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) Processors
A privileged local attacker can cause a denial of service via an out-of-bounds read in Intel UEFI firmware.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-25546?
CVE-2023-25546 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) Processors, published on 16 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Out-of-bounds read in UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25546?
How do I fix CVE-2023-25546?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25546 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2023-25546 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25546 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3frm-3q2w-pp83.