Intel Media SDK memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Intel Media SDK and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-45221. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Intel Media SDK (the affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper buffer restrictions in Intel(R) Media SDK 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-2023-45221 since 11/18/2023. 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 08/28/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 213686 (SUSE SLES15 Security Update : libmfx (SUSE-SU-2025:0050-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (213686). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 213686
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES15 Security Update : libmfx (SUSE-SU-2025:0050-1)

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/18/2023 🔍
05/17/2024 +180 days 🔍
05/17/2024 +0 days 🔍
08/28/2025 +468 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-00935
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-45221 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-45221
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-264701

Entryinfo

Created: 05/17/2024 07:00
Updated: 08/28/2025 09:01
Changes: 05/17/2024 07:00 (61), 01/10/2025 11:45 (3), 08/28/2025 09:01 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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