CVE-2023-50359 QTS, QuTS hero

Low 3.4 Published Updated

Local authenticated administrators can cause system crashes or unintended behaviors due to an unchecked return value in QNAP operating systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-50359?

CVE-2023-50359 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Qnap Qts, published on 2 Feb 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An unchecked return value vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow local authenticated administrators to place the system in a state that could lead to a crash or other unintended behaviors via unspecified vectors.

We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.1.5.2645 build 20240116 and later QuTS hero h5.1.5.2647 build 20240118 and later

Weakness: CWE-252

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-50359?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Qnap Qts, Qnap Quts Hero, Qnap Qutscloud.

How do I fix CVE-2023-50359?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-50359 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-2023-50359 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-50359 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qnap Qts vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8chw-9j48-7gmj.

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