CVE-2023-28501 Heap buffer overflow in unirpcd
Heap buffer overflow in the unirpcd daemon allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-28501?
CVE-2023-28501 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Rocket Software UniData, published on 29 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Rocket Software UniData versions prior to 8.2.4 build 3003 and UniVerse versions prior to 11.3.5 build 1001 or 12.2.1 build 2002 suffer from a heap-based buffer overflow in the unirpcd daemon that, if successfully exploited, can lead to remote code execution as the root user.
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28501?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Rocketsoftware Unidata, Rocketsoftware Universe.
How do I fix CVE-2023-28501?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28501 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2023-28501 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-28501 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Rocket Software UniData
- CVE-2023-28502 Stack buffer overflow in UniRPC's udadmin_server service
- CVE-2023-28503 Authentication bypass in UniRPC's udadmin service
- CVE-2023-28504 Stack buffer overflow in UniRPC library function
- CVE-2023-28507 Memory exhaustion in LZ4 decompression in UniRPC daemon
- CVE-2023-28506 Stack buffer overflow in UniRPC service
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jhq5-5c6h-9xj2.