Intel NUC BIOS custom special character

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Intel NUC BIOS. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes custom special character. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-42429. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Intel NUC BIOS (version now known) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a custom special character vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-92. This entry has been deprecated. It originally came from PLOVER, which sometimes defined "other" and "miscellaneous" categories in order to satisfy exhaustiveness requirements for taxonomies. Within the context of CWE, the use of a more abstract entry is preferred in mapping situations. CWE-75 is a more appropriate mapping. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper buffer restrictions in some Intel NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The weakness was published 01/19/2024 as intel-sa-01028. It is possible to read the advisory at intel.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-42429 since 09/14/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/15/2024).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Custom special character
CWE: CWE-92 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/14/2023 🔍
01/19/2024 +127 days 🔍
01/19/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/15/2024 +27 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-01028
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42429 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42429
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-251635

Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2024 22:16
Updated: 02/15/2024 18:11
Changes: 01/19/2024 22:16 (46), 02/15/2024 18:11 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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