What is CVE-2023-28506?

CVE-2023-28506 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-03-29.

How severe is CVE-2023-28506?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel

CVE-2023-28506

Rocket Software UniData versions prior to 8.2.4 build 3003 and UniVerse versions prior to 11.3.5 build 1001 or 12.2.1 build 2002 suffer from a stack-based buffer overflow, where a string is copied into a buffer using a memcpy-like function and a user-provided length. This requires a valid login to exploit.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.009 (56.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cve@rapid7.com (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-28506?: CVE-2023-28506 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-03-29.
How severe is CVE-2023-28506?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.