CVE-2023-29779 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash Sengled Dimmer Switches and drain their batteries by sending malicious Zigbee messages.

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-2023-29779?

CVE-2023-29779 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Sengled Dimmer Switch V0.0.9 contains a denial of service (DOS) vulnerability, which allows a remote attacker to send malicious Zigbee messages to a vulnerable device and cause crashes. After receiving the malicious command, the device will keep reporting its status and finally drain its battery after receiving the 'Set_short_poll_interval' command.

Weakness: CWE-770

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29779?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sengled E1e-G7f Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2023-29779?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29779 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2023-29779 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29779 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9gqr-rx5g-cgrq.

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