Buffer overflow in Ofono Project
CVE-2023-4234
A flaw was found in ofono, an Open Source Telephony on Linux. A stack overflow bug is triggered within the decode_submit_report() function during the SMS decoding. It is assumed that the attack scenario is accessible from a compromised modem, a malicious base station, or just SMS. There is a bound check for this memcpy length in decode_submit(), but it was forgotten in decode_submit_report().
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (65.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 65.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ofono Project
- Fedora
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 38, 39, 40
- Ofono — versions 2.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
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- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-4234?
- CVE-2023-4234 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ofono Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2024-04-17.
- How severe is CVE-2023-4234?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.