CVE-2023-25521

NVIDIA DGX A100/A800 contains a vulnerability in SBIOS where an attacker may cause execution with unnecessary privileges by leveraging a weakness whereby proper input parameter validation is not performed. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5461	Vendor Advisory
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5461	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:dgx_a100_firmware:*:*:*:*:sbios:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:dgx_a100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:dgx_a800_firmware:*:*:*:*:sbios:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:dgx_a800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:49

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~7.8~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.5
References	~~() https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5461 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5461 - Vendor Advisory

10 Jul 2023, 18:43

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(MISC) https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5461 -~~	(MISC) https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5461 - Vendor Advisory
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:dgx_a100_firmware:::::sbios:::* cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:dgx_a800_firmware:::::sbios:::* cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:dgx_a100:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:dgx_a800:-:::::::*
CWE		CWE-269
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.8

04 Jul 2023, 00:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-07-04 00:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 07:49

NVD link : CVE-2023-25521

Mitre link : CVE-2023-25521

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-25521

JSON object : View

Products Affected

nvidia

dgx_a800_firmware
dgx_a100
dgx_a100_firmware
dgx_a800

CWE

CWE-250

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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