CVE-2023-51787

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Published Feb 15, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in Wind River VxWorks 7 22.09 and 23.03. If a VxWorks task or POSIX thread that uses OpenSSL exits, limited per-task memory is not freed, resulting in a memory leak.

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:windriver:vxworks:7:22.09::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:windriver:vxworks:7:23.03::::::

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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-2023-56471	An issue was discovered in Wind River VxWorks 7 22.09 and 23.03. If a VxWorks task or POSIX thread that uses OpenSSL exits, limited per-task memory is not freed, resulting in a memory leak.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

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% (0.487% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://support2.windriver.com/index.php?page=cve&on=view&id=CVE-2023-51787

History

Jan 13, 2026 3:30 PM Affected versions updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:windriver:vxworks:7:22.09:::::: cpe:2.3:o:windriver:vxworks:7:23.03::::::

Mar 18, 2025 3:15 PM Weaknesses updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-200

Subscriptions

Windriver Vxworks

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Mar 18, 2025, 3:00 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 15, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: Mar 18, 2025, 3:00 PM
Reserved: Dec 26, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:48 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:48 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM

Status: Analyzed
Published: Feb 15, 2024, 6:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:41 AM

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