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CVE-2023-40220 (GCVE-0-2023-40220)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-14 19:05 – Updated: 2024-08-14 20:02
VLAI
Summary
Improper buffer restrictions in some Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-08-14 19:05 UTC
CWE
  • information disclosure
  • CWE-92 - Improper buffer restrictions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Intel(R) NUC BIOS firmware Affected: See references
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