VDB-245288 · CVE-2023-28741 · intel-sa-00861

Intel QAT Drivers prior 1.10 on Windows buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Intel QAT Drivers on Windows. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-28741. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Intel QAT Drivers on Windows (Hardware Driver Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in some Intel(R) QAT drivers for Windows - HW Version 1.0 before version 1.10 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The weakness was presented 11/14/2023 as intel-sa-00861. The advisory is shared for download at intel.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-28741 since 04/07/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/09/2023).

Upgrading to version 1.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Hardware Driver Software

Vendor

Intel

Name

QAT Drivers

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.intel.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: QAT Drivers 1.10

Timelineinfo

04/07/2023 🔍
11/14/2023 +221 days 🔍
11/14/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/09/2023 +25 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-00861
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28741 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28741
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-245288

Entryinfo

Created: 11/14/2023 20:23
Updated: 12/09/2023 11:20
Changes: 11/14/2023 20:23 (51), 12/09/2023 11:20 (9)
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