CVE-2023-0208

Local data tampering and crash via socket overflow

Published Apr 1, 2023 · Updated Feb 11, 2025

Heap-based buffer overflow in NVIDIA DCGM before 3.1.7 allows local users to crash HostEngine and tamper with data through its bound socket. The bound-socket request handler writes beyond a heap buffer, but NVIDIA has not disclosed the responsible message field or missing bounds check. A low-privileged local account is required; exploitation can corrupt data or interrupt the HostEngine service, with no reported confidentiality impact.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Heap-based buffer overflow in NVIDIA DCGM before 3.1.7 allows local users to crash HostEngine and tamper with data through its bound socket. The bound-socket request handler writes beyond a heap buffer, but NVIDIA has not disclosed the responsible message field or missing bounds check. A low-privileged local account is required; exploitation can corrupt data or interrupt the HostEngine service, with no reported confidentiality impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-0208
Published
Apr 1, 2023
Updated
Feb 11, 2025
Vendor
DPDK Project
Product
DCGM
Classifications
CWE-122, CWE-787, T1499.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 1, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 11, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=All versions prior to 3.1.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

DPDK Project · DCGMversion=All versions prior to 3.1.7

Published CVSS scores

7.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
8.4NVIDIA CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
T1499.004Endpoint Denial of Service: Application or System Exploitation

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