CVE-2023-4259

Potential buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the Zephyr eS-WiFi driver

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Published Sep 25, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Two potential buffer overflow vulnerabilities at the following locations in the Zephyr eS-WiFi driver source code.

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

zephyrproject-rtos

Zephyr

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.14`	affected	< 3.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:zephyrproject:zephyr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2023-54130	Two potential buffer overflow vulnerabilities at the following locations in the Zephyr eS-WiFi driver source code.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

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% (0.832% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175657/Zephyr-RTOS-3.x.0-Buffer-Overflows.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Nov/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/07/1
https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-gghm-c696-f4j4

History

Sep 24, 2024 9:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Zephyrproject Zephyr

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 5:09 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zephyr
Published: Sep 25, 2023, 11:05 PM
Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 5:09 PM
Reserved: Aug 8, 2023, 9:09 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:24 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:24 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 26, 2023, 12:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:37 AM

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