Buffer overflow in Facebook Netconsd
CVE-2023-28753
netconsd prior to v0.2 was vulnerable to an integer overflow in its parse_packet function. A malicious individual could leverage this overflow to create heap memory corruption with attacker controlled data.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Facebook Netconsd — versions 0.1, 0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2023-28753 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/facebook/netconsd/commit/9fc54edf54f7caea1189c2b979337ed37af2c60e (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-28753?
- CVE-2023-28753 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Facebook Netconsd, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-05-18.
- How severe is CVE-2023-28753?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-28753 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.