CVE-2023-40307 Privileges Memory Corruption (Out-of-bound write)
A buffer overflow in SAP Privileges on macOS allows attackers to crash the application and potentially read or modify data.
- 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-2023-40307?
CVE-2023-40307 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in SAP Privileges, published on 28 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An attacker with standard privileges on macOS when requesting administrator privileges from the application can submit input which causes a buffer overflow resulting in a crash of the application. This could make the application unavailable and allow reading or modification of data.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40307?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sap Privileges.
How do I fix CVE-2023-40307?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40307 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-2023-40307 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40307 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rgq4-wxpj-5jv9.