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CVE-2023-45221 (GCVE-0-2023-45221)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-16 20:47 – Updated: 2024-08-02 20:14
VLAI
Summary
Improper buffer restrictions in Intel(R) Media SDK all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-05-20 14:49 UTC
CWE
  • escalation of privilege
  • CWE-119 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Intel(R) Media SDK Affected: See references
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