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CVE-2023-28405: 
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

An uncontrolled search path vulnerability (CVE-2023-28405) was identified in the Intel(R) Distribution of OpenVINO(TM) Toolkit versions prior to 2022.3.0. The vulnerability was disclosed on August 8, 2023, affecting the OpenVINO software package (Intel Advisory, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element) and has received varying CVSS v3.1 scores. The NVD assigned a Base Score of 7.8 (HIGH) with vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, while Intel Corporation assessed it at 6.7 (MEDIUM) with vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD).

Impact

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an authenticated user with local access to potentially enable escalation of privilege (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

Intel has released version 2022.3.0 of the OpenVINO Toolkit to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the security risk (Intel Advisory).

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Source: This report was generated using AI

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