CVE-2023-41361 Memory corruption in n/a
An attacker can trigger a buffer overflow in the BGP daemon by sending a malformed software version string, potentially leading to code execution or service disruption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-41361?
CVE-2023-41361 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 29 Aug 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 FRRouting FRR 9.0. bgpd/bgp_open.c does not check for an overly large length of the rcv software version.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-41361?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Frrouting Frrouting.
How do I fix CVE-2023-41361?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2023-41361 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-41361 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-41361, GHSA-v7v6-22w5-689p.