CVE-2023-4234 (GCVE-0-2023-4234)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-04-17 22:53 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:16
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Ofono: sms decoder stack-based buffer overflow remote code execution vulnerability within the decode_submit_report() function
Summary
A flaw was found in ofono, an Open Source Telephony on Linux. A stack overflow bug is triggered within the decode_submit_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_submit_report().
Severity
8.1 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-04-22 15:41 UTC
CWE
- CWE-119 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Assigner
References
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| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac… |
Impacted products
Date Public
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