Heap-based buffer overflow in MIB3 - CVE-2023-28905

 

Heap-based buffer overflow in MIB3 - CVE-2023-28905

Published: June 30, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU112038
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28905
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Volkswagen
Affected software:
MIB3

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in picserver within the image processing binary. A remote attacker on the local network can send a specially crafted vCard, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-28905

Install updates from vendor's website.

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