CVE Catalog

CVE-2023-4692

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.54%

42th percentile - higher than 42% of all known CVEs

Summary

An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in the NTFS filesystem driver of GRUB2. This allows an attacker to provide a specially crafted NTFS filesystem image, corrupting GRUB's heap metadata and potentially UEFI firmware heap metadata.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes arbitrary code execution and bypass of Secure Boot protection, threatening the integrity of the boot process and overall IT security.

Recommendation

Immediately update GRUB2 to the latest version containing the fix for CVE-2023-4692 and re-sign boot images.

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Original NVD description (English source)

An out-of-bounds write flaw was found in grub2's NTFS filesystem driver. This issue may allow an attacker to present a specially crafted NTFS filesystem image, leading to grub's heap metadata corruption. In some circumstances, the attack may also corrupt the UEFI firmware heap metadata. As a result, arbitrary code execution and secure boot protection bypass may be achieved.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS