Buffer overflow in Progress Openedge
CVE-2023-40052
This issue affects Progress Application Server (PAS) for OpenEdge in versions 11.7 prior to 11.7.18, 12.2 prior to 12.2.13, and innovation releases prior to 12.8.0 . An attacker who can produce a malformed web request may cause the crash of a PASOE agent potentially disrupting the thread activities of many web application clients. Multiple of these DoS attacks could lead to the flooding of invalid requests as compared to the server’s remaining ability to process valid requests.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (45.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Progress Openedge
- Progress Openedge Innovation
- Progress Software Corporation Openedge — versions 11.7.0, 12.2.0, Innovation Releases
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.progress.com/openedge (Product, product)
- community.progress.com/s/article/Important-Progress-OpenEdge-Product-Alert-for-… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-40052?
- CVE-2023-40052 is a high-severity vulnerability in Progress Openedge, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-18.
- How severe is CVE-2023-40052?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.