# CVE-2023-4263: Potential buffer overflow vulnerability in the Zephyr IEEE 802.15.4 nRF 15.4 driver


- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 13 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rf6q-rhhp-pqhf

## What is CVE-2023-4263?

CVE-2023-4263 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zephyrproject Zephyr, published on 13 Oct 2023. 

### Official description

Potential buffer overflow vulnerability in the Zephyr IEEE 802.15.4 nRF 15.4 driver

Weakness: CWE-121 (Stack-based Buffer Overflow), CWE-120 (Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4263?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zephyrproject Zephyr.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4263?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4263 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-4263 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4263 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4263 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4263 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zephyrproject Zephyr, published on 13 Oct 2023. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-4263 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Zephyrproject Zephyr. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4263/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4263/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4263
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4263
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4263

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4263/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.