Heap-based buffer overflow in SCALANCE LPE9403 - CVE-2023-27410

 

Heap-based buffer overflow in SCALANCE LPE9403 - CVE-2023-27410

Published: May 10, 2023 / Updated: May 11, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU75976
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-27410
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
SCALANCE LPE9403

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the edgebox_web_app binary. A remote administrator can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-27410

Install update from vendor's website.

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