Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU83995

Reachable Assertion in AirLink ALEOS - CVE-2023-40462

Published: December 8, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU83995

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40462

CWE-ID: CWE-617

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion in the ACEManager component. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Affected software

AirLink ALEOS
Fedora
tinyxml

How to mitigate CVE-2023-40462

Install updates from vendor's website.

AirLink ALEOS - addressed in versions 4.9.9, 4.17.0
tinyxml - addressed in versions 2.6.2-28.el8, 2.6.2-28.el9, 2.6.2-28.fc40

External References

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-341-06
https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/security-bulletins/sierra-wireless-technical-bulletin---swi-psa-2023-006/#sthash.oFyaRKPf.dpbs

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