Out-of-bounds write in openNDS - CVE-2023-41101

 

Out-of-bounds write in openNDS - CVE-2023-41101

Published: December 8, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU84002
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-2023-41101
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the get_query(0 function in http_microhttpd.c. A remote attacker can send an overly long string  of GET requests, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Affected software

openNDS

How to mitigate CVE-2023-41101

Install updates from vendor's website.

openNDS - update to 10.1.3

External References

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