CVE-2023-20593
Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
An issue in “Zen 2” CPUs, under specific microarchitectural circumstances, may allow an attacker to potentially access sensitive information.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
1 source with a proof of concept or module.
Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in- EPSS
5.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 92nd percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
The patch came 386 days before any public exploit.
- OpenVAS check added
- Public exploit / PoCsource: github-poc
- Patch availableworkaround available, record updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- Ryzen™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors “Matisse” AM4Hardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics “Renoir” AM4Hardware Firmware
- 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ Processors “Castle Peak” HEDTHardware Firmware
- Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO Processors “Castle Peak” WS SP3Hardware Firmware
- Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile processors with Radeon™ Graphics “Lucienne”Hardware Firmware
- Ryzen™ 4000 Series Mobile processors with Radeon™ Graphics “Renoir”Hardware Firmware
- Ryzen™ 7020 Series processors “Mendocino” FT6Hardware Firmware
- 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ ProcessorsHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen 3000 Series DesktopHardware Firmware
- 2nd Gen AMD EPYCHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen 4000 Series Desktop processors with Radeon graphicsHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000 Series ProcessorsHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3000WX Series ProcessorsHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Mobile processor with Radeon graphicsHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen 4000 Series Mobile processors with Radeon graphicsHardware Firmware
- AMD Ryzen 7020 Series ProcessorsHardware Firmware
And 71 more affected products. See all after sign-in
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Scored 5.5 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-7008
- xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-433.html
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/24/3
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