Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 AMD CPU Branch type confusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Microsoft Windows. The affected element is an unknown function of the component AMD CPU Branch. The manipulation results in type confusion. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-23816. No exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). Affected is an unknown part of the component AMD CPU Branch. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 07/12/2022 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-23816. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/15/2024).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208564 (CentOS 7 : kernel (RHSA-2022:7337)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208564). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Type confusion
CWE: CWE-843
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 208564
Nessus Name: CentOS 7 : kernel (RHSA-2022:7337)

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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

01/21/2022 🔍
07/12/2022 +172 days 🔍
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10/15/2024 +826 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-23816 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-23816
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-203682
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 07/12/2022 22:03
Updated: 10/15/2024 18:53
Changes: 07/12/2022 22:03 (13), 07/12/2022 22:07 (30), 07/22/2022 14:25 (1), 10/15/2024 18:53 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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