# Stack-based buffer overflow in 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors and others

CVE record · `CVE-2023-20577`

- **Identifiers:** `CVE-2023-20577`
- **State:** Confirmed
- **Severity:** CVSS 7.4 High
- **Critical:** No
- **CNA:** AMD
- **Weakness (CWE):** [CWE-121](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.html)
- **Tags:** [Memory corruption](https://agentprime.io/advisories/tag/memory-corruption.md)
- **Technologies:** [2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/2nd-gen-amd-epyctm-processors.md) · [3rd Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/3rd-gen-amd-epyctm-processors.md) · [4th Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/4th-gen-amd-epyctm-processors.md) · [AMD Instinct™ MI300A](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-instincttm-mi300a.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-3000-series-desktop-processors.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-5000-series-desktop-processors.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-5000-series-desktop-processors-with-radeontm-graphics.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Processors](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-7000-series-processors.md) · [AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-athlontm-3000-series-desktop-processors-with-radeontm-graphics.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-4000-series-desktop-processors-with-radeontm-graphics.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 3000 Series Processors](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-threadrippertm-3000-series-processors.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 3000WX Series Processors](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-threadrippertm-pro-3000wx-series-processors.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 5000WX Processors](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-threadrippertm-pro-5000wx-processors.md) · [AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-athlontm-3000-series-mobile-processors-with-radeontm-graphics.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Mobile Processor with Radeon™ Graphics](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-3000-series-mobile-processor-with-radeontm-graphics.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-4000-series-mobile-processors-with-radeontm-graphics.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-5000-series-mobile-processors-with-radeontm-graphics.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ 7020 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-7020-series-processors-with-radeontm-graphics.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ 6000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-6000-series-processors-with-radeontm-graphics.md) · [AMD Ryzen™ 7035 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics](https://agentprime.io/advisories/technology/amd-ryzentm-7035-series-processors-with-radeontm-graphics.md)
- **Published:** 2 Sept 2026
- **Updated:** 3 Nov 2026
- **Reviewed by a person:** No

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: AMD) at 2 Sept 2026, 19:57 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

## Affected products, as the CNA wrote them

- Vendor: AMD. Product: 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors.
  - unaffected: `RomePI 1.0.0.H`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: 3rd Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors.
  - unaffected: `MilanPI 1.0.0.C`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: 4th Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors.
  - unaffected: `GenoaPI 1.0.0.8`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Instinct™ MI300A.
  - unaffected: `MI300 SR5 PI 1.0.0.1`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors.
  - unaffected: `ComboAM4v2 1.2.0.B`
  - unaffected: `ComboAM4 1.0.0.B`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors.
  - unaffected: `ComboAM4v2 1.2.0.B`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `ComboAM4v2 1.2.0.B`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Processors.
  - unaffected: `ComboAM5 1.0.0.7b`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `ComboAM4v2 1.2.0.B`
  - unaffected: `ComboAM4 1.0.0.B`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Desktop Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `ComboAM4v2 1.2.0.B`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ 3000 Series Processors.
  - unaffected: `CastlePeakPI-SP3r3 1.0.0.A`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 3000WX Series Processors.
  - unaffected: `ChagallWSPI-sWRX8 1.0.0.7`
  - unaffected: `CastlePeakWSPI-sWRX8 1.0.0.C`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ PRO 5000WX Processors.
  - unaffected: `ChagallWSPI-sWRX8 1.0.0.7`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `PicassoPI-FP5 1.0.1.0`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Athlon™ 3000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `PollockPI-FT5 1.0.0.6`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Mobile Processor with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `PicassoPI-FP5 1.0.1.0`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 4000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `RenoirPI-FP6 1.0.0.D`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `CezannePI-FP6 1.0.0.F`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Mobile Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `CezannePI-FP6 1.0.0.F`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 7020 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `MendocinoPI-FT6 1.0.0.6`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 6000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `RembrandtPI-FP7 1.0.0.9b`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 7035 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `RembrandtPI-FP7 1.0.0.9b`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `CezannePI-FP6 1.0.0.F`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `CezannePI-FP6 1.0.0.F`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 7040 Series Processors with Radeon™ Graphics.
  - unaffected: `PhoenixPI-FP8-FP7 1.0.0.2`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ 7045 Series Mobile Processors.
  - unaffected: `DragonRangeFL1PI 1.0.0.3a`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD EPYC™ Embedded 3000.
  - unaffected: `Snowyowl PI 1.1.0.B`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD EPYC™ Embedded 7002.
  - unaffected: `EmbRomePI-SP3 1.0.0.B`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD EPYC™ Embedded 7003.
  - unaffected: `EmbMilanPI-SP3 1.0.0.8`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD EPYC™ Embedded 9003.
  - unaffected: `EmbGenoaPI-SP5 1.0.0.3`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ Embedded R1000.
  - unaffected: `EmbeddedPI-FP5 1.2.0.A`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ Embedded R2000.
  - unaffected: `EmbeddedPI-FP5 1.0.0.2`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ Embedded 5000.
  - unaffected: `EmbAM4PI 1.0.0.4`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V1000.
  - unaffected: `EmbeddedPI-FP5 1.2.0.A`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V2000.
  - unaffected: `EmbeddedPI-FP6 1.0.0.9`
  - Other versions: affected
- Vendor: AMD. Product: AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V3000.
  - unaffected: `EmbeddedPI-FP7r2 1.0.0.8`
  - Other versions: affected

## Not analysed yet

We haven’t published our own analysis of this CVE. If a person reviews it, this page will say what’s affected and what has to be true for it to matter.

## Severity and exploitation

- 7.4 High, CVSS 3.1: `CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`, from CNA (AMD)

- **CISA KEV:** Not listed.
- **EPSS:** 0.0015, the 4th percentile, on 6 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

## Timeline

- 2 Sept 2026, 19:57 UTC: [Confirmed by the CVE List](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20577)

## Sources

- [CVE List: CVE-2023-20577](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20577)
- [NVD: CVE-2023-20577](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20577)

### References from the CNA

- <https://www.amd.com/en/resources/product-security/bulletin/amd-sb-7009.html>

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