CVE-2023-4234Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Project Ofono

Severity
8.1HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 65.11%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedApr 17
Latest updateDec 9

Description

A flaw was found in ofono, an Open Source Telephony on Linux. A stack overflow bug is triggered within the decode_submit_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_submit_report().

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.2 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages1 packages

Also affects: Fedora 38, 39, 40

🔴Vulnerability Details

5
OSV
ALSA: hda/ca0132: fixup buffer overrun at tuning_ctl_set()2025-12-09
OSV
ofono vulnerabilities2024-12-09
GHSA
GHSA-rc4x-jw53-834q: A flaw was found in ofono, an Open Source Telephony on Linux2024-04-18
CVEList
Ofono: sms decoder stack-based buffer overflow remote code execution vulnerability within the decode_submit_report() function2024-04-17
OSV
CVE-2023-4234: A flaw was found in ofono, an Open Source Telephony on Linux2024-04-17

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Red Hat
kernel: ALSA: hda/ca0132: fixup buffer overrun at tuning_ctl_set()2025-12-09
Ubuntu
oFono vulnerabilities2024-12-09
Debian
CVE-2023-4234: ofono - A flaw was found in ofono, an Open Source Telephony on Linux. A stack overflow b...2023
CVE-2023-4234 — Ofono Project Ofono vulnerability | cvebase