CVE-2023-48368 Denial of service in Intel(R) Media SDK software

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

An authenticated local user can cause a denial of service in Intel Media SDK due to improper input validation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-48368?

CVE-2023-48368 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Intel(R) Media SDK software, published on 16 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Improper input validation in Intel(R) Media SDK software all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

Weakness: CWE-119, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48368?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Media Sdk.

How do I fix CVE-2023-48368?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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-2023-48368 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48368 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-48368, GHSA-cgrv-qh7r-p7q6, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-48368.

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