CVE-2023-47169
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 · uneditedImproper buffer restrictions in Intel(R) Media SDK software all versions may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.
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 · moderate confidenceImproper buffer restrictions in Intel(R) Media SDK software across all versions allows an authenticated local user to potentially cause a denial of service. The vulnerability stems from insufficient bounds checking or validation when handling buffers, likely leading to a buffer overflow condition that can crash the software or cause uncontrolled resource consumption.
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 dataall versionsCVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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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Verify if Intel Media SDK is installedOn Windows: Check Programs and Features or the registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Intel\MediaSDK. On Linux: Check installed packages using 'dpkg -l | grep media' or 'rpm -qa | grep media'. Look for packages containing 'mediasdk', 'media sdk', or 'libmfx'.Affected if The software is present on the system at any version
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Identify running Media SDK processesOpen Task Manager (Windows) or use 'ps aux' (Linux) and look for processes related to Intel Media SDK such as mediaserver, mfxservice, or applications using libmfx.dll/libmfx.so.Affected if Any Media SDK process is actively running
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Check for DLL/ library filesSearch for libmfx.dll (Windows) or libmfx.so (Linux) in system directories. Common paths include C:\Windows\System32\ and /usr/lib/. Use 'where libmfx.dll' (Windows) or 'find /usr -name "libmfx*"' (Linux).Affected if The Intel Media SDK runtime libraries are present on the system
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Review local user access to the systemCheck the number of authenticated local users with access to the machine. Use 'net user' (Windows) or 'cat /etc/passwd' (Linux) to enumerate local accounts.Affected if Multiple local authenticated users exist with access to the system where Media SDK is installed
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Assess application usage of Media SDKReview installed applications known to use Intel Media SDK (video editors, transcoders, media players). Check application logs or dependencies for references to 'Intel Media SDK' or 'libmfx'.Affected if Applications relying on Intel Media SDK are installed and operational
If Intel Media SDK is installed on the system at any version, the environment is affected by this vulnerability since all versions lack the buffer restriction fix.
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 dataApply Intel's official patch when released; until then, restrict local access to trusted authenticated users only and monitor for anomalous behavior. Since all versions are affected, upgrading to a patched version is the primary remediation.
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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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-47169 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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