CVE-2023-28391

Published: Nov 14, 2023Updated: Nov 4, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119

9.0CRITICAL

NVD MITRE

Description

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the HTTP Server header parsing functionality of Weston Embedded uC-HTTP v3.01.01. Specially crafted network packets can lead to code execution. An attacker can send a malicious packet to trigger this vulnerability.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:HAttack Complexity

High

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:CScope

Changed

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-119 CWE-787

Affected Products

weston-embedded

commercial

cesium netLibrary

OSS Libraries / generic-library

uc-httpLibrary

OSS Libraries / generic-library

Weston Embedded

commercial

Cesium NETEmbedded

Networking Infrastructure / network-management

uC-HTTPEmbedded

Networking Infrastructure / network-management

silabs

commercial·USaka emberznet, silicon labs, gecko sdk, z-wave sdk

gecko software development kitLibraryLibrary

Hardware Firmware / cpu-gpu

Silicon Labs

commercial·USaka 500 series, gecko os, gecko platform

Gecko PlatformEmbedded

Operating Systems / rtos-embedded-os

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

Privilege Escalation

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References

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1732

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https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1732

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