CVE-2023-49135 multimedia player has a UAF vulnerability

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

A local attacker can cause a multimedia player crash in OpenHarmony by modifying a released pointer, leading to denial of service.

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-2023-49135?

CVE-2023-49135 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 player crash through modify a released pointer.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49135?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openatom Openharmony.

How do I fix CVE-2023-49135?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49135 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-2023-49135 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49135 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-rrpw-696f-x5x7.

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