CVE-2023-49614
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 · uneditedOut of bounds write in firmware for some Intel(R) FPGA products before version 2.9.0 may allow escalation of privilege 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 confidenceAn out-of-bounds write vulnerability in Intel FPGA firmware before version 2.9.0 allows writing data beyond allocated memory boundaries, which can be exploited to achieve privilege escalation and disclose sensitive information.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS 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
- High
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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 Intel FPGA device in useLocate the FPGA hardware in your environment and determine the specific Intel FPGA model (e.g., Intel Stratix, Intel Arria, Intel Cyclone). Check system inventory, hardware documentation, or BIOS/UEFI information for the FPGA device identifier.Affected if The system contains any Intel FPGA hardware.
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Retrieve installed FPGA firmware versionUse Intel Quartus Prime software, Intel FPGA Management Shell, or the FPGA management interface (BMC/IPMI for programmable cards) to query the current firmware version. Command examples: `quartus_pgm --version` or via BMC: `ipmitool fru print` for FPGA cards. Consult vendor documentation for model-specific commands.Affected if Unable to determine firmware version or version is displayed.
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Compare firmware version to affected rangeCheck the retrieved firmware version against version 2.9.0. Versions before 2.9.0 are affected (e.g., 2.8.x, 2.7.x, etc.). If the firmware version matches 2.9.0 or later, the system is not vulnerable.Affected if Installed firmware version is below 2.9.0.
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Verify if firmware is actively usedConfirm the FPGA is provisioned and running the vulnerable firmware image in the production environment. Some deployments may have FPGA hardware present but not actively programmed with the vulnerable firmware.Affected if FPGA is powered on and running firmware below version 2.9.0.
The environment is affected if Intel FPGA firmware version is below 2.9.0 and the FPGA device is actively running that firmware.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpdate Intel FPGA firmware to version 2.9.0 or later to address the vulnerability.
Intel FPGA firmware version 2.9.0 or later
- Identify the specific Intel FPGA product model in use
- Navigate to the Intel FPGA download page or support portal
- Locate and download firmware version 2.9.0 or later for the identified product
- Review the firmware update instructions specific to the FPGA product
- Apply the firmware update following Intel's standard firmware flashing procedure
- Verify the firmware version has been successfully updated to 2.9.0 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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-2023-49614 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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