#VU96246 Uncaught Exception in Intel products - CVE-2023-35123

Vulnerability identifier: #VU96246

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-35123

CWE-ID: CWE-248

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors
Hardware solutions / Firmware
5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors
Hardware solutions / Firmware
OpenBMC
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor: Intel

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an uncaught exception in the OpenBMC firmware. A remote user can send specially crafted traffic to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

4th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors: All versions

5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors: All versions

OpenBMC: before egs-1.14-0

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External links
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-01078.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.