CVE-2023-20520
criticalpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.008 · 56 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Improper access control settings in ASP Bootloader may allow an attacker to corrupt the return address causing a stack-based buffer overrun potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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weaknesses
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affected products (71)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-1190AMD Prozessoren: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-05-09csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in AMD Prozessoren ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode mit Administratorrechten auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.
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sources
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references (6)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-20520/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20520cnnvd
- https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-3001cnnvd
- https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-4001Patchcnnvd
- https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-3001enisa_euvd
- https://www.amd.com/en/corporate/product-security/bulletin/AMD-SB-3001Vendor Advisorynvd
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