VDB-264689 · CVE-2023-38581 · intel-sa-01037

Intel Power Gadget Software on Windows buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel Power Gadget Software on Windows. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-38581. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Intel Power Gadget Software on Windows (unknown version). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Intel(R) Power Gadget software for Windows all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

The advisory is shared at intel.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-38581 since 11/09/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/02/2025).

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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Productinfo

Vendor

Intel

Name

Power Gadget Software

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.8
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.8
CNA Vector (Intel Corporation): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/09/2023 🔍
05/17/2024 +189 days 🔍
05/17/2024 +0 days 🔍
09/02/2025 +473 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-01037
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-38581 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-38581
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-264689

Entryinfo

Created: 05/17/2024 06:55
Updated: 09/02/2025 19:49
Changes: 05/17/2024 06:55 (62), 09/02/2025 19:49 (2)
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