CVE-2023-0201
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedNVIDIA DGX-2 SBIOS contains a vulnerability in Bds, where a user with high privileges can cause a write beyond the bounds of an indexable resource, which may lead to code execution, denial of service, compromised integrity, and information disclosure.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceNVIDIA DGX-2 SBIOS contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Bds (Boot Device Selection) component where a high-privilege user can write beyond the bounds of an indexable resource, potentially achieving code execution, causing denial of service, compromising integrity, or disclosing information.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 1.08.00CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the system modelCheck if the target system is a NVIDIA DGX-2 by inspecting the system inventory, hardware label, or using BMC web interface or IPMI to query the system product name.Affected if The system is not a NVIDIA DGX-2, then this CVE does not apply.
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Check BMC firmware version via IPMIRun `ipmitool -I lanplus -H <bmc_ip> -U <admin_user> raw` or use the BMC web interface to retrieve the BMC firmware version. The firmware version is typically shown in the BMC information or firmware update section.Affected if The BMC firmware version cannot be retrieved, indicating this method may not be applicable to the system.
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Compare installed BMC version to affected rangeLocate the displayed BMC firmware version and compare it numerically to version 1.08.00. The vulnerability affects versions lower than 1.08.00.Affected if The installed BMC firmware version is less than 1.08.00 (for example, 1.07.05, 1.06.00, etc.).
A system is affected only if it is an NVIDIA DGX-2 with BMC firmware version installed and that version is numerically lower than 1.08.00.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data1.08.00
Apply NVIDIA-provided BIOS/firmware updates for the DGX-2 system. Restrict administrative access to trusted personnel only until the patch is applied, as the vulnerability requires high privileges to exploit.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-0201 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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