SierraWireless ALEOS up to 4.9.8/4.16 ACEManager null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in SierraWireless ALEOS up to 4.9.8/4.16. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component ACEManager. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-40459. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in SierraWireless ALEOS up to 4.9.8/4.16. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component ACEManager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was presented 12/05/2023 as swi-psa-2023-006. The advisory is shared at source.sierrawireless.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-40459 since 08/14/2023. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

08/14/2023 🔍
12/05/2023 +113 days 🔍
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10/02/2024 +302 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: swi-psa-2023-006
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-40459 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-40459
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-246853
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2023 08:29
Updated: 10/02/2024 17:33
Changes: 12/05/2023 08:29 (47), 12/23/2023 14:08 (1), 12/23/2023 14:10 (1), 10/02/2024 17:33 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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