What is CVE-2023-28736?

CVE-2023-28736 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mdadm Project, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2023-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2023-28736?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Mdadm Project

CVE-2023-28736

Buffer overflow in some Intel(R) SSD Tools software before version mdadm-4.2-rc2 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (14.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Mdadm_project Mdadm — versions 4.2
N/a Intel(r) Ssd Tools Software — versions before version mdadm-4.2-rc2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

secure@intel.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-28736?: CVE-2023-28736 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mdadm Project, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2023-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-28736?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.