CVE-2023-25521

NVIDIA DGX A100/A800 contains a vulnerability in SBIOS where an attacker may cause execution with unnecessary privileges by leveraging a weakness whereby proper input parameter validation is not performed. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to denial of service, information disclosure, and data tampering.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5461	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:dgx_a100_firmware:*:*:*:*:sbios:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:dgx_a100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:dgx_a800_firmware:*:*:*:*:sbios:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:dgx_a800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

10 Jul 2023, 18:43

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:dgx_a100_firmware:::::sbios:::* cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:dgx_a100:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:dgx_a800:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:dgx_a800_firmware:::::sbios:::*
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 7.8
CWE		CWE-269
First Time		Nvidia dgx A100 Nvidia dgx A800 Firmware Nvidia dgx A800 Nvidia Nvidia dgx A100 Firmware
References	~~(MISC) https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5461 -~~	(MISC) https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5461 - Vendor Advisory

04 Jul 2023, 00:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-07-04 00:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 15:01

NVD link : CVE-2023-25521

Mitre link : CVE-2023-25521

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-25521

JSON object : View

Products Affected

nvidia

dgx_a800_firmware
dgx_a100_firmware
dgx_a100
dgx_a800

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

CWE-250

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

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