Protected memory disclosure via unvalidated bootloader input
Published Nov 14, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024
Insufficient input validation in affected AMD processor ASP Bootloaders allows physically proximate attackers to read protected ASP memory. AMD has not disclosed which bootloader input is inadequately validated or how that validation failure exposes memory contents. Exploitation requires privileged physical access to the processor, and the reported consequence is limited to loss of confidentiality.
Summary
What happened
Insufficient input validation in affected AMD processor ASP Bootloaders allows physically proximate attackers to read protected ASP memory. AMD has not disclosed which bootloader input is inadequately validated or how that validation failure exposes memory contents. Exploitation requires privileged physical access to the processor, and the reported consequence is limited to loss of confidentiality.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-20526
- Published
- Nov 14, 2023
- Updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Vendor
- AMD
- Product
- 2nd Gen AMD EPYC Processors
- Classifications
- T1005
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
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- Nov 14, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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