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CVE-2023-28488

Published: Apr 12, 2023Updated: Feb 8, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-787
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.0%
Top 43.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

client.c in gdhcp in ConnMan through 1.41 could be used by network-adjacent attackers (operating a crafted DHCP server) to cause a stack-based buffer overflow and denial of service, terminating the connman process.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Astra Linux Special EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ConnmanConnMan Project
Embedded
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
n/an/a
connmanintel
Embedded
Hardware Firmware / cpu-gpu
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
connman projectoss-projectNetworking Infrastructureaka connman
intelcommercialUSHardware Firmwareaka intel corp.

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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/connman/connman.git/commit/?id=99e2c16ea1cced34a5dc450d76287a1c3e762138
git.kernel.org
https://github.com/moehw/poc_exploits/tree/master/CVE-2023-28488
github.com
https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/network/connman/connman/+/99e2c16ea1cced34a5dc450d76287a1c3e762138
kernel.googlesource.com
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Timeline

Published
Apr 12, 2023
Last Updated
Feb 8, 2025

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