Vulnerability identifier: #VU85564

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-47248

CWE-ID: CWE-502

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Arrow
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized  Arrow IPC, Feather or Parquet data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Arrow: 0.14.0 - 14.0.0

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External links
http://lists.apache.org/thread/yhy7tdfjf9hrl9vfrtzo8p2cyjq87v7n
http://github.com/apache/arrow/commit/f14170976372436ec1d03a724d8d3f3925484ecf
http://pypi.org/project/pyarrow-hotfix/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FR34AIPXVTMB3XPRU5ULV5HHWPMRE33X/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MAGWEAJDWO2ACYATUQCPXLSYY5C3L3XU/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MWFYXLVBTBHNKYRXI572RFX7IJDDQGBL/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.