VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-31284
illumos illumos-gate before 676abcb has a stack buffer overflow in /dev/net, leading to privilege escalation via a stat on a long file name in /dev/net.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.28%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.28%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
illumos illumos-gate before 676abcb has a stack buffer overflow in /dev/net, leading to privilege escalation via a stat on a long file name in /dev/net.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.28% probability · 20th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- illumos/illumos-gate
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/13/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/13/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/14/4
- https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/tree/16b76d3cb933ff92018a2a75594449010192eacbProduct
- https://illumos.topicbox.com/groups/developer/T13ef186a53edeb5c-M821cc18b5884e04e16daa8fd/cve-2023-31284-buffer-overflow-in-dev-netIssue Tracking
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/13/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/13/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/14/4
- https://github.com/illumos/illumos-gate/tree/16b76d3cb933ff92018a2a75594449010192eacbProduct
- https://illumos.topicbox.com/groups/developer/T13ef186a53edeb5c-M821cc18b5884e04e16daa8fd/cve-2023-31284-buffer-overflow-in-dev-netIssue Tracking
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.