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CVE-2023-51787

Published: Feb 15, 2024Updated: Jan 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-200
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 62.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

An issue was discovered in Wind River VxWorks 7 22.09 and 23.03. If a VxWorks task or POSIX thread that uses OpenSSL exits, limited per-task memory is not freed, resulting in a memory leak.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200

Affected Products

vxworkswindriver
Embedded
Operating Systems / rtos-embedded-os
n/an/a
VxWorksWind River Systems, Inc.
Mixed
Operating Systems / rtos-embedded-os
windrivercommercialOperating Systemsaka vxworks, bdos, bsd os, linux
wind river systems, inc.commercialOperating Systemsaka vxworks, wind river linux, bsdos

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://support2.windriver.com/index.php?page=cve&on=view&id=CVE-2023-51787
support2.windriver.com
https://vuldb.com/?id.253899
vuldb.com
https://support2.windriver.com/index.php?page=cve&on=view&id=CVE-2023-51787
support2.windriver.com

Timeline

Published
Feb 15, 2024
Last Updated
Jan 13, 2026

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