CVE-2023-28753

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Published May 18, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

netconsd prior to v0.2 was vulnerable to an integer overflow in its parse_packet function. A malicious individual could leverage this overflow to create heap memory corruption with attacker controlled data.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Facebook

netconsd

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0.0`	affected	< 0.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:facebook:netconsd:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-32391	netconsd prior to v0.2 was vulnerable to an integer overflow in its parse_packet function. A malicious individual could leverage this overflow to create heap memory corruption with attacker controlled data.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.851% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/facebook/netconsd/commit/9fc54edf54f7caea1189c2b979337ed37af2c60e
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2023-28753

History

Jan 21, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Facebook Netconsd

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jan 21, 2025, 8:13 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: facebook
Published: May 18, 2023, 9:27 PM
Updated: Jan 21, 2025, 8:13 PM
Reserved: Mar 22, 2023, 8:36 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 1:51 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 1:51 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:48 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 18, 2023, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:48 AM

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