CVE-2023-38313 Null dereference in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A crafted HTTP request causes a crash in OpenNDS when BinAuth is enabled, leading to denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-38313?

CVE-2023-38313 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in OpenNDS Captive Portal before 10.1.2. it has a do_binauth NULL pointer dereference that can be triggered with a crafted GET HTTP request with a missing client redirect query string parameter. Triggering this issue results in crashing openNDS (a Denial-of-Service condition). The issue occurs when the client is about to be authenticated, and can be triggered only when the BinAuth option is set. Affected OpenNDS Captive Portal before version 10.1.2 fixed infixed in OpenWrt master, OpenWrt 23.05 and OpenWrt 22.03 on28. August 2023 by updating OpenNDS to version 10.1.3.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38313?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Opennds Captive Portal.

How do I fix CVE-2023-38313?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2023-38313 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38313 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38313, GHSA-pg75-xxxv-pv8j.

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