CVE-2024-23961 Alpine Halo9 UPDM_wemCmdUpdFSpeDecomp Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
A physically present attacker can execute arbitrary code as root on Alpine Halo9 devices via command injection in the UPDM_wemCmdUpdFSpeDecomp function.
- 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-2024-23961?
CVE-2024-23961 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Alpine Halo9, published on 28 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Alpine Halo9 UPDM_wemCmdUpdFSpeDecomp Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Alpine Halo9 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the UPDM_wemCmdUpdFSpeDecomp function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root.
Was ZDI-CAN-23306
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23961?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Alpsalpine Ilx-F509 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2024-23961?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-23961 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2024-23961 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23961 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Alpine Halo9
- CVE-2024-23923 Alpine Halo9 prh_l2_sar_data_ind Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-23963 Alpine Halo9 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2024-23935 Alpine Halo9 DecodeUTF7 Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-23924 Alpine Halo9 UPDM_wemCmdCreatSHA256Hash Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-23962 Alpine Halo9 Missing Authentication
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h37g-6773-5r89.