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CVE-2023-28488

Published: Apr 12, 2023Updated: Feb 8, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-787
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.0%
Top 41.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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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

intel
commercial·USaka intel corp.
connman
Hardware Firmware
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
commercial·RUaka rusbitech-astra
Astra Linux Special EditionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ConnMan Project
oss-projectaka connman
ConnmanEmbedded
Networking Infrastructure / network-management
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/network/connman/connman/+/99e2c16ea1cced34a5dc450d76287a1c3e762138
kernel.googlesource.com
https://github.com/moehw/poc_exploits/tree/master/CVE-2023-28488
github.com
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00024.html
lists.debian.org
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