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CVE-2023-4693 Detail

Description

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found on grub2's NTFS filesystem driver. This issue may allow a physically present attacker to present a specially crafted NTFS file system image to read arbitrary memory locations. A successful attack allows sensitive data cached in memory or EFI variable values to be leaked, presenting a high Confidentiality risk.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2456
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2456
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3184
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3184
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4693 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4693 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2238343 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2238343 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://dfir.ru/2023/10/03/cve-2023-4692-cve-2023-4693-vulnerabilities-in-the-grub-boot-manager/ Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
https://dfir.ru/2023/10/03/cve-2023-4692-cve-2023-4693-vulnerabilities-in-the-grub-boot-manager/ Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FUU42E7CPYLATXOYVYNW6YTXXULAOV6L/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OIRJ5UZRXX2KLR4IKBJEQUNGOCXMMDLY/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PERFILCHFEUGG3OAMC6W55P6DDIBZK4Q/
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2023-10/msg00028.html Mailing List 
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/grub-devel/2023-10/msg00028.html Mailing List 
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q4/37 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q4/37 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-14
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231208-0002/

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read cwe source acceptance level NIST   Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-4693
NVD Published Date:
10/25/2023
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.