CVE-2023-31998 Memory corruption in Aircube

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

A heap overflow in Ubiquiti EdgeRouters and Aircubes allows attackers to disrupt UPnP services, causing denial of service.

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-2023-31998?

CVE-2023-31998 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Ubiquiti Aircube, published on 18 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A heap overflow vulnerability found in EdgeRouters and Aircubes allows a malicious actor to interrupt UPnP service to said devices.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31998?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ui Aircube Firmware, Ui Edgemax Edgerouter Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2023-31998?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-31998 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-2023-31998 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-31998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jfwr-hq92-w8gg.

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