What is CVE-2023-48698?

CVE-2023-48698 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Azure-Rtos Usbx, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2023-12-05.

How severe is CVE-2023-48698?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Azure-Rtos Usbx

CVE-2023-48698

Azure RTOS USBX is a USB host, device, and on-the-go (OTG) embedded stack, that is fully integrated with Azure RTOS ThreadX. An attacker can cause remote code execution due to expired pointer dereference vulnerabilities in Azure RTOS USBX. The affected components include functions/processes in host stack and host classes, related to device linked classes, GSER and HID in RTOS v6.2.1 and below. The fixes have been included in USBX release 6.3.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.009 (57.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Azure-rtos Usbx — versions < 6.3.0
Eclipse Threadx_usbx

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-48698?: CVE-2023-48698 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Azure-Rtos Usbx, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2023-12-05.
How severe is CVE-2023-48698?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.