CVE-2023-0209 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

NVIDIA DGX-1 SBIOS contains a vulnerability in the Uncore PEI module, where authentication of the code executed by SSA is missing, which may lead to arbitrary code execution, denial of service, escalation of privileges assisted by a firmware implant, information disclosure assisted by a firmware implant, data tampering, and SecureBoot bypass.

Published: 2023-04-22

Score: 8.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

NVIDIA

NVIDIA DGX servers

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All SBIOS prior to S2W_3A13`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:nvidia:sbios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:dgx-1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00048.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5458

History

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Nvidia Dgx-1 Sbios

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: nvidia

Published: 2023-04-22T02:28:54.450Z

Updated: 2025-02-04T19:29:14.779Z

Reserved: 2023-01-11T05:48:57.649Z

Link: CVE-2023-0209

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T05:02:44.073Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-22T03:15:09.557

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:36:45.217

Link: CVE-2023-0209

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-287

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