{"id":23887,"date":"2025-04-16T05:18:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T05:18:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-04-23T06:19:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T06:19:26","slug":"cve-2023-33114-npu-memory-corruption-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-33114-npu-memory-corruption-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2023-33114: NPU Memory Corruption Leading to Potential System Compromise or Data Leakage<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity field has witnessed the emergence of a new vulnerability, CVE-2023-33114, posing a significant risk to the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of data. This vulnerability, which resides in the running of the Network Processing Unit (NPU), affects an array of systems that rely on this hardware component. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-21673-high-impact-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-confluence-data-center-and-server\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"28998\">vulnerability exhibits its impact<\/a> when NETWORK_UNLOAD and (NETWORK_UNLOAD or NETWORK_EXECUTE_V2) commands are submitted simultaneously, leading to memory corruption. The severity of this vulnerability is undeniable, as it could potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0572-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-lr1200gb-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"28997\">lead to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage, underscoring the urgency for immediate and effective mitigation actions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2023-33114<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.4)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise and\/or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50350-broken-cryptographic-algorithm-leads-to-potential-data-leakage-in-hcl-dryice-myxalytics\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33661\">data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2834332063\" 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: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\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: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\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: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>NPU-enabled devices | 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=\"30435\">versions prior<\/a> to the patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of a concurrency issue that occurs when NETWORK_UNLOAD and either another NETWORK_UNLOAD or NETWORK_EXECUTE_V2 commands are submitted simultaneously. This dual submission of commands triggers a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-33094-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-vk-synchronization-with-kasan\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"30965\">memory corruption<\/a> within the NPU. A skilled attacker can manipulate this corrupted memory to alter the normal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/nsa-and-cyber-command-executives-withdraw-from-premier-cybersecurity-conference-unpacking-the-implications\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29249\">execution of commands<\/a>, potentially gaining unauthorized access to the system or causing data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3872982476\" 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\u2019s a conceptual example of how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-47667-critical-os-command-injection-vulnerability-in-zendto\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29338\">vulnerability might be exploited using shell commands<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Attacker submits both commands simultaneously\nnpu_command NETWORK_UNLOAD &amp;\nnpu_command NETWORK_EXECUTE_V2 &amp;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, `NETWORK_UNLOAD` and `NETWORK_EXECUTE_V2` commands are sent at the same time, causing a race condition that results in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-33033-audio-playback-memory-corruption-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31215\">memory corruption<\/a> in the NPU. An attacker could use this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-33113-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31325\">corrupted state to compromise the system or leak sensitive data<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity field has witnessed the emergence of a new vulnerability, CVE-2023-33114, posing a significant risk to the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of data. This vulnerability, which resides in the running of the Network Processing Unit (NPU), affects an array of systems that rely on this hardware component. The vulnerability exhibits its impact when [&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":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-23887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23887","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=23887"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23887\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29481,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23887\/revisions\/29481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23887"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=23887"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=23887"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=23887"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=23887"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=23887"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=23887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}