# CVE-2023-5038: Unauthenticated DoS

> An unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service on Hanwha Vision cameras by sending a crafted URL, requiring a manual device restart.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-95c3-qh99-cvf2

## What is CVE-2023-5038?

CVE-2023-5038 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hanwha Vision Co., Ltd. A-Series, Q-Series, PNM-series Camera, published on 25 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

badmonkey, a Security Researcher has found a flaw that allows for a unauthenticated DoS attack on the camera. An attacker runs a crafted URL, nobody can access the web management page of the camera. and must manually restart the device or re-power it. The manufacturer has released patch firmware for the flaw, please refer to the manufacturer's report for details and workarounds.

Weakness: CWE-703 (Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions), CWE-248 (Uncaught Exception)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5038?

It affects 183 products.


Products: Hanwhavision Ane-L6012r Firmware, Hanwhavision Ane-L7012r Firmware, Hanwhavision Ano-L6012r Firmware, Hanwhavision Ano-L6022r Firmware, Hanwhavision Ano-L6082r Firmware, Hanwhavision Ano-L7012r Firmware, Hanwhavision Ano-L7022r Firmware, Hanwhavision Ano-L7082r Firmware, Hanwhavision Anv-L6012r Firmware, Hanwhavision Anv-L6023r Firmware, Hanwhavision Anv-L6082r Firmware, Hanwhavision Anv-L7012r Firmware, Hanwhavision Anv-L7082r Firmware, Hanwhavision Lnd-6012r Firmware, Hanwhavision Lnd-6022r Firmware, Hanwhavision Lnd-6032r Firmware, Hanwhavision Lnd-6072r Firmware, Hanwhavision Lno-6012r Firmware, Hanwhavision Lno-6022r Firmware, Hanwhavision Lno-6032r Firmware and 163 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5038?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5038 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5038 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5038 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hanwha Vision Co., Ltd. A-Series, Q-Series, PNM-series Camera

- [CVE-2023-31996](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31996/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-5037](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5037/): Authenticated Command Injection (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-31995](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31995/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2023-31994](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31994/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5038 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5038 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Hanwha Vision Co., Ltd. A-Series, Q-Series, PNM-series Camera, published on 25 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5038 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hanwha Vision Co., Ltd. A-Series, Q-Series, PNM-series Camera. 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-2023-5038/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5038/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5038
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5038
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5038

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5038/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.