CVE-2023-40998

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in O-RAN Software Community ric-plt-lib-rmr v.4.9.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the packet size component.

References

Link	Tags
https://jira.o-ran-sc.org/browse/RIC-989	vendor advisory issue tracking exploit
https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/23/l/the-current-state-of-open-ran-security.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-40998?: CVE-2023-40998 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-40998?: To fix CVE-2023-40998, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-40998 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2023-40998 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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Description

Category

CWE-120 – Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

References

Frequently Asked Questions