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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-4233

A stack overflow bug is triggered within the sms_decode_address_field() function during the SMS PDU decoding.

HIGH 8.1EPSS 1.01%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.01%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A flaw was found in ofono, an Open Source Telephony on Linux. A stack overflow bug is triggered within the sms_decode_address_field() function during the SMS PDU decoding. It is assumed that the attack scenario is accessible from a compromised modem, a malicious base station, or just SMS.

CVSS 3.1
8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.01% probability · 61th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
ofono project/ofono · fedoraproject/fedora
Source
patrick@puiterwijk.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.