CVE-2023-20556 describes an insufficient input validation vulnerability in AMD μProf, affecting AMD, Linux, and Microsoft Windows systems. An authenticated local attacker can send a malformed IOCTL buffer, leading to a Windows crash and denial of service. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has low attack complexity and requires local user privileges, impacting system availability. There is currently no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.1.396CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:amd:amd_uprof:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 4.1-424CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:amd:amd_uprof:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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