Denial of service in ConnMan
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-28488 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-121 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
ConnMan Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | kernel.org |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerabilities.
Updated 04.08.2023
Added fixed version.
1) Stack-based buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU75171
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28488
CWE-ID:
CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the listener_event function in the ./gdhcp/client.c. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsConnMan: 0.55 - 1.41
External linkshttp://github.com/moehw/poc_exploits/tree/master/CVE-2023-28488
http://kernel.googlesource.com/pub/scm/network/connman/connman/+/99e2c16ea1cced34a5dc450d76287a1c3e762138
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
