CVE-2023-4232 (GCVE-0-2023-4232)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-17 22:49 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:16
VLAI
Title
Ofono: sms decoder stack-based buffer overflow remote code execution vulnerability within the decode_status_report() function
Summary
A flaw was found in ofono, an Open Source Telephony on Linux. A stack overflow bug is triggered within the decode_status_report() function during the SMS decoding. It is assumed that the attack scenario is accessible from a compromised modem, a malicious base station, or just SMS. There is a bound check for this memcpy length in decode_submit(), but it was forgotten in decode_status_report().
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-119 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a ofono Unaffected: 2.1
Fedora Fedora Create a notification for this product.
Date Public
2023-12-20 00:00
Credits
Red Hat would like to thank Mitch Zakocs (Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative) for reporting this issue.
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