CVE-2023-30630

Public on 2023-04-13

Modified on 2024-02-12

Description

Dmidecode before 3.5 allows -dump-bin to overwrite a local file. This has security relevance because, for example, execution of Dmidecode via Sudo is plausible.

Severity

Medium

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CVSS v3 Base Score

6.2

See breakdown

Affected Packages

Platform	Package	Release Date	Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core	dmidecode	2024-01-09	ALAS2-2024-2395
Amazon Linux 2023	dmidecode	2023-09-07	ALAS2023-2023-328

CVSS Scores

	Score Type	Score	Vector
Amazon Linux	CVSSv3	6.2	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	CVSSv3	7.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2023-30630 Mitre: CVE-2023-30630