CVE-2023-47857 multimedia camera has a UAF vulnerability

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

A local attacker can cause a multimedia camera crash in OpenHarmony by exploiting a use-after-free vulnerability.

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-2023-47857?

CVE-2023-47857 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Openatom Openharmony, published on 2 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

in OpenHarmony v3.2.2 and prior versions allow a local attacker cause multimedia camera crash through modify a released pointer.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-47857?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openatom Openharmony.

How do I fix CVE-2023-47857?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-47857 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2023-47857 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-47857 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-vhvx-m929-m6jc.

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