{"id":23715,"date":"2025-04-15T19:16:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T19:16:06","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-05T17:20:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T23:20:26","slug":"cve-2023-33108-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-graphics-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-33108-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-graphics-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2023-33108: Critical Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Graphics Driver<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A critical vulnerability, labeled as CVE-2023-33108, is causing a stir in the cybersecurity community. This vulnerability is deeply rooted in the Graphics Driver and is related to the destruction of a context with KGSL_GPU_AUX_COMMAND_TIMELINE objects queued. This memory corruption vulnerability has a far-reaching potential, affecting any system or device using the compromised Graphics Driver, ultimately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0572-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-lr1200gb-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"28973\">leading to potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<br \/>\nThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0573-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-lr1200gb-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29032\">vulnerability matters significantly because of its high potential<\/a> for exploitation and the considerable damage it can cause. With a CVSS Severity Score of 8.4, it&#8217;s clear that this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0576-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-lr1200gb-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29366\">vulnerability poses a severe risk to system<\/a> integrity, confidentiality, and availability. The use of graphics drivers is prevalent across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-42970-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-multiple-apple-platforms-may-lead-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33034\">multiple platforms<\/a>, making this a widespread concern where effective mitigation is urgently needed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2023-33108<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical &#8211; CVSS score 8.4<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Remote<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-33113-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31332\">system compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4006622346\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Graphics Driver | All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3248-critical-code-injection-vulnerability-in-langflow-versions-prior-to-1-3-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"30412\">versions prior<\/a> to the latest patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30206-hardcoded-jwt-secret-exploitation-in-dpanel-docker-management-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35478\">exploit takes advantage of a flaw in the memory management<\/a> of the Graphics Driver. When a context with KGSL_GPU_AUX_COMMAND_TIMELINE objects is destroyed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-33094-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-vk-synchronization-with-kasan\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"30962\">memory corruption<\/a> occurs. This can be exploited remotely by an attacker, without requiring any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31524-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-notfound-wp-user-profiles\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"32370\">user interaction or privileges<\/a>. The attacker can send specifically crafted data that triggers the memory corruption, potentially allowing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-43449-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-hummerrisk-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"27394\">arbitrary code execution<\/a> or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-934778046\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a conceptual pseudocode example of how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/fortinet-s-fortigate-vulnerability-ssl-vpn-symlink-exploit-puts-user-access-at-risk-post-patching\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"30065\">vulnerability might be exploited<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">function exploit(target) {\nvar malicious_object = create_KGSL_GPU_AUX_COMMAND_TIMELINE();\ntarget.GraphicsDriver.destroyContext(malicious_object);\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this pseudocode, `create_KGSL_GPU_AUX_COMMAND_TIMELINE()` represents a function that would create a malicious KGSL_GPU_AUX_COMMAND_TIMELINE object. `destroyContext()` is a function meant to destroy such a context, but in this case, it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-33033-audio-playback-memory-corruption-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31220\">leads to memory corruption<\/a> due to the malicious object.<br \/>\nPlease note that this is a conceptual example and doesn&#8217;t represent an actual exploit code. It is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50213-special-element-injection-vulnerability-in-apache-airflow-providers-snowflake\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"64036\">provided to help understand the vulnerability<\/a>, not to facilitate malicious activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A critical vulnerability, labeled as CVE-2023-33108, is causing a stir in the cybersecurity community. This vulnerability is deeply rooted in the Graphics Driver and is related to the destruction of a context with KGSL_GPU_AUX_COMMAND_TIMELINE objects queued. This memory corruption vulnerability has a far-reaching potential, affecting any system or device using the compromised Graphics Driver, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-23715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23715"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57574,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23715\/revisions\/57574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23715"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=23715"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=23715"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=23715"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=23715"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=23715"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=23715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}