Vulnerability in Sierrawireless Aleos
CVE-2023-40462
The ACEManager component of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not perform input sanitization during authentication, which could potentially result in a Denial of Service (DoS) condition for ACEManager without impairing other router functions. ACEManager recovers from the DoS condition by restarting within ten seconds of becoming unavailable.
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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: 0.009 (57.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- source.sierrawireless.com/resources/security-bulletins/sierra-wireless-technica… (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00024.html (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-40462?
- CVE-2023-40462 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sierrawireless Aleos, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-12-04.
- How severe is CVE-2023-40462?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.