Stack Overflow Bug in ofono Affects SMS Decoding
CVE-2023-4233

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Fedora

Status
Ofono
Fedora
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 April 2024

What is CVE-2023-4233?

A stack overflow vulnerability exists in Ofono, an open-source telephony framework for Linux. This issue arises within the sms_decode_address_field() function during the SMS Protocol Data Unit (PDU) decoding, potentially allowing an attacker to exploit conditions via a compromised modem, a malicious base station, or by transmitting crafted SMS messages. Addressing this flaw is crucial to ensure the security and integrity of telephony communications.

Affected Version(s)

ofono 2.1

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2255396
issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Red Hat would like to thank Mitch Zakocs (Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative) for reporting this issue.
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