CVE-2023-4232

Ofono: sms decoder stack-based buffer overflow remote code execution vulnerability within the decode_status_report() function

Published Apr 17, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was found in ofono, an Open Source Telephony on Linux. A stack overflow bug is triggered within the decode_status_report() function during the SMS decoding. It is assumed that the attack scenario is accessible from a compromised modem, a malicious base station, or just SMS. There is a bound check for this memcpy length in decode_submit(), but it was forgotten in decode_status_report().

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-54105 A flaw was found in ofono, an Open Source Telephony on Linux. A stack overflow bug is triggered within the decode_status_report() function during the SMS decoding. It is assumed that the attack scenario is accessible from a compromised modem, a malicious base station, or just SMS. There is a bound check for this memcpy length in decode_submit(), but it was forgotten in decode_status_report().
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7151-1 oFono vulnerabilities
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Fedoraproject
Fedoraproject fedora
Ofono Project
Ofono Project ofono
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ofono_project:ofono:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Fedoraproject
Fedoraproject fedora
Ofono Project
Ofono Project ofono
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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
fedora
Published
Updated
Nov 4, 2025, 6:16 PM
Reserved
Aug 8, 2023, 8:01 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 17, 2024, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM