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CVE-2023-27882 (GCVE-0-2023-27882)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-14 09:14 – Updated: 2025-11-04 19:15
VLAI
Summary
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the HTTP Server form boundary functionality of Weston Embedded uC-HTTP v3.01.01. A specially crafted network packet can lead to code execution. An attacker can send a malicious packet to trigger this vulnerability.
Severity
9 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-03 14:19 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Credits
Discovered by Kelly Leuschner of Cisco Talos.
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