Input validation error in AMD products - CVE-2023-20561
Published: August 8, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79250
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20561
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: AMD
Affected software:
AMD uProf for Windows
AMD uProf for Linux
AMD uProf for FreeBSD
AMD uProf for Windows
AMD uProf for Linux
AMD uProf for FreeBSD
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-20561
Install updates from vendor's website.