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MEDIUM
CVE-2023-31355
"Xen UMC Seed Hijacking via Malicious Hypervisor"
Description

Improper restriction of write operations in SNP firmware could allow a malicious hypervisor to overwrite a guest's UMC seed potentially allowing reading of memory from a decommissioned guest.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 5, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 6, 2024, 4:30 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.0

Exploitability Score :

1.5
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-31355 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-31355 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-31355.

URL Resource
https://https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-3011.html

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Rust

Updated: 1 month ago
7 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 10, 2024, 8:35 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

None

Rust

Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago
7 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2023, 1:51 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-31355 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • The Register
Raptor Lake microcode limits Intel chips to a mere 1.55 volts to prevent CPU destruction

Intel has divulged more details on its Raptor Lake family of 13th and 14th Gen Core processor failures and the 0x129 microcode that's supposed to prevent further damage from occurring. The chipmaker p ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 09, 2024 (1 month, 1 week ago)
  • Cyber Security News
AMD Patches Multiple Memory Vulnerabilities That Leads Corrupt The Guest VM

Three potential vulnerabilities in Secure Encrypted Virtualization – Secure Nested Paging (SEV-SNP) could allow an attacker to read or corrupt the memory of a guest VM. To establish an isolated execut ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 08, 2024 (1 month, 1 week ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Data Centers Alert: AMD Addresses SEV-SNP Vulnerabilities in EPYC Processors

AMD has released a security bulletin addressing three potential vulnerabilities in its Secure Encrypted Virtualization – Secure Nested Paging (SEV-SNP) technology. Discovered by a researcher, these vu ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 07, 2024 (1 month, 1 week ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-31355 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 05, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Improper restriction of write operations in SNP firmware could allow a malicious hypervisor to overwrite a guest's UMC seed potentially allowing reading of memory from a decommissioned guest.
    Added Reference Advanced Micro Devices Inc. https://https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-3011.html [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Advanced Micro Devices Inc. CWE-119
    Added CVSS V3.1 Advanced Micro Devices Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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