What is CVE-2023-38562?

CVE-2023-38562 is a high-severity vulnerability in Weston Embedded Uc-Tcp-Ip, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2024-02-20.

How severe is CVE-2023-38562?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-38562 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Double Free in Weston Embedded Uc-Tcp-Ip

CVE-2023-38562

A double-free vulnerability exists in the IP header loopback parsing functionality of Weston Embedded uC-TCP-IP v3.06.01. A specially crafted set of network packets can lead to memory corruption, potentially resulting in code execution. An attacker can send a sequence of unauthenticated packets to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Double Free

EPSS: 0.011 (61.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weston Embedded Uc-tcp-ip — versions v3.06.01
Weston-embedded Uc-tcp-ip — versions 3.06.01

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-415 — Double Free

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38562?: CVE-2023-38562 is a high-severity vulnerability in Weston Embedded Uc-Tcp-Ip, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2024-02-20.
How severe is CVE-2023-38562?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-38562 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.