CVE-2023-40465 Improper input leads to DoS
A local network attacker can cause a Denial of Service on the captive portal of Sierra Wireless ALEOS devices due to improper input handling in a third-party component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-40465?
CVE-2023-40465 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in SierraWireless ALEOS, published on 4 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Several versions of ALEOS, including ALEOS 4.16.0, include an opensource
third-party component which can be exploited from the local
area network, resulting in a Denial of Service condition for the captive portal.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40465?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sierrawireless Aleos.
How do I fix CVE-2023-40465?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40465 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-2023-40465 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40465 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in SierraWireless ALEOS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2vrx-x739-p6p6.