Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-22297

Memory Safety in Intel Server System D50Tnp1Mhcrlc Firmware ≤ 2.90

Published
10 May 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 8.2
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0020 10th percentile
Risk Priority 53 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-22297 is a high-severity Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer (CWE-788) vulnerability in Intel Server System D50Tnp1Mhcrlc Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.2 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 10th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Access of memory location after end of buffer in some Intel(R) Server Board BMC firmware before version 2.90 may allow a privileged user to enable escalation of privilege via local access.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
T1055 Process Injection Stealth
Adversaries may inject code into processes in order to evade process-based defenses as well as possibly elevate privileges.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-25545Same product: Intel Server System D50Tnp1Mhcpac
CVE-2023-22661Same product: Intel Server System D50Tnp1Mhcpac
CVE-2023-22443Same product: Intel Server System D50Tnp1Mhcpac
CVE-2023-24475Same product: Intel Server System D50Tnp1Mhcpac
CVE-2023-22442Same product: Intel Server System D50Tnp1Mhcpac
CVE-2023-28411Same product: Intel Server System D50Tnp1Mhcpac
CVE-2023-22379Same product: Intel Server System D50Tnp1Mhcpac
CVE-2023-25175Same product: Intel Server System D50Tnp1Mhcpac
CVE-2023-25776Same product: Intel Server System D50Tnp1Mhcpac
CVE-2023-45221Same vendor: Intel

Affected Assets

intel
server system d50tnp1mhcrlc firmware
≤ 2.90
intel
server system d50tnp1mhcpac firmware
≤ 2.90
intel
server system d50tnp2mhsvac firmware
≤ 2.90
intel
server system d50tnp2mhstac firmware
≤ 2.90
intel
server system d50tnp1mhcrac firmware
≤ 2.90
intel
server system d50tnp2mfalac firmware
≤ 2.90
intel
server system m50cyp1ur204 firmware
≤ 2.90
intel
server system m50cyp1ur212 firmware
≤ 2.90
intel
server system m50cyp2ur312 firmware
≤ 2.90
intel
server system m50cyp2ur208 firmware
≤ 2.90

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V17.3.2
  • V1.4.1

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-119

Ongoing control assessments and code testing (static/dynamic analysis, fuzzing) surface memory buffer restriction failures, which are then remediated before release.

addresses: CWE-119

Managed runtimes used by platform-independent applications (e.g., JVM, CLR) enforce memory safety, preventing most buffer overflows that require direct memory manipulation.

addresses: CWE-119

Memory protections (e.g., W^X, ASLR) make exploitation of buffer-boundary violations far harder to turn into code execution.

addresses: CWE-119

Detects exploitation attempts that produce memory corruption, crashes, or anomalous behavior.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require bounds checking and input validation that prevent out-of-bounds buffer accesses.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability scanning and code analysis directly surface buffer-boundary flaws.

ID.RA-08 partial match
prevents

Receiving and triaging vulnerability disclosures commonly includes buffer-related reports.

PR.AT-02 partial match
prevents

Developer training on secure coding reduces introduction of memory-buffer errors.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Patching replaces vulnerable code containing buffer-boundary defects.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing in development can detect buffer-overrun defects before release.

prevents

Secure development life cycle includes buffer-handling practices that reduce out-of-bounds accesses.

prevents

Application security requirements can mandate bounds checking and safe memory APIs.

prevents

Secure architecture principles discourage unsafe pointer arithmetic and unbounded buffers.

prevents

Secure coding standards directly forbid writing or reading past buffer ends.

References