CVE-2023-28796 (GCVE-0-2023-28796)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-23 13:28 – Updated: 2025-02-27 20:39
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Title
IPC Bypass Through PLT Section in ELF
Summary
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature vulnerability in Zscaler Client Connector on Linux allows Code Injection. This issue affects Zscaler Client Connector for Linux: before 1.3.1.6.
Severity ?
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Zscaler Client Connector Affected: 0 , < 1.3.1.6 (custom)
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Credits
Paul Gerste, SonarSource
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