Buffer overflow in sniproxy - CVE-2023-25076

 

Buffer overflow in sniproxy - CVE-2023-25076

Published: April 4, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU74379
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25076
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: dlundquist (Dustin Lundquist)
Affected software:
sniproxy

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 when handling the wildcard backend hosts. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption 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-2023-25076

Install updates from vendor's website.

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