Buffer overflow in sniproxy - CVE-2023-25076
Published: April 4, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU74379
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-25076
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
sniproxy
Debian Linux
Ubuntu
sniproxy (Ubuntu package)
sniproxy (Debian package)
Debian Linux
Ubuntu
sniproxy (Ubuntu package)
sniproxy (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2023-25076
Install updates from vendor's website.
sniproxy - update to 0.6.1
sniproxy (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 0.6.0-1ubuntu0.1, 0.6.0-2ubuntu0.22.04.1, 0.6.0-2ubuntu0.22.10.1, 0.6.0-2ubuntu0.23.04.1
sniproxy (Debian package) - update to 0.6.0-2+deb11u1
sniproxy (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro, 0.6.0-1ubuntu0.1, 0.6.0-2ubuntu0.22.04.1, 0.6.0-2ubuntu0.22.10.1, 0.6.0-2ubuntu0.23.04.1
sniproxy (Debian package) - update to 0.6.0-2+deb11u1