CVE-2023-30903 Denial of service in HP-UX

Medium 5.5 Published 16 Jun 2023 Updated 17 Dec 2024

A local attacker can cause a Denial of Service on HP-UX systems if any physical interface is configured with IPv6.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-30903?

CVE-2023-30903 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hp Hp-Ux, published on 16 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

HP-UX could be exploited locally to create a Denial of Service (DoS) when any physical interface is configured with IPv6/inet6.

Weakness: CWE-770

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-30903?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hp Hp-Ux.

How do I fix CVE-2023-30903?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-30903 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-2023-30903 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-30903 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-cx35-frj6-3wjx.