CVE-2023-28505 Buffer overflow in UniRPC library function
A buffer overflow in Rocket Software UniData and UniVerse allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-28505?
CVE-2023-28505 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Rocket Software UniData, published on 29 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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 buffer overflow in an API function, where a string is copied into a caller-provided buffer without checking the length. This requires a valid login to exploit.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28505?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Rocketsoftware Unidata, Rocketsoftware Universe.
How do I fix CVE-2023-28505?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28505 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-2023-28505 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28505 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Rocket Software UniData
- CVE-2023-28501 Heap buffer overflow in unirpcd
- 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
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3wm7-5h33-f92f.