CVE-2023-28711

Local service interruption by low-privilege users

Published Aug 11, 2023 · Updated Oct 2, 2024

Insufficient control flow management in Intel Hyperscan before 5.4.1 allows local users to interrupt a consuming process or service. Intel has not published the failing function, incorrect control-flow operation, or triggering input. Low-privilege local access is required, and the impact is limited to the availability of software that embeds the library.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Insufficient control flow management in Intel Hyperscan before 5.4.1 allows local users to interrupt a consuming process or service. Intel has not published the failing function, incorrect control-flow operation, or triggering input. Low-privilege local access is required, and the impact is limited to the availability of software that embeds the library.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-28711
Published
Aug 11, 2023
Updated
Oct 2, 2024
Vendor
Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
Product
Hyperscan
Classifications
CWE-670, CWE-691, T1499.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 11, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=before version 5.4.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc. · Hyperscanversion=before version 5.4.1

Published CVSS scores

5.5Intel CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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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-670Always-Incorrect Control Flow Implementation
CWE-691Insufficient Control Flow Management
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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