ZTE MC801A/MC801A1 TCP Port buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in ZTE MC801A and MC801A1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component TCP Port Handler. Performing a manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-25642. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in ZTE MC801A and MC801A1 (the affected version is unknown). This affects an unknown code of the component TCP Port Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in some ZTE mobile internet producsts. Due to insufficient validation of tcp port parameter, an authenticated attacker could use the vulnerability to perform a denial of service attack. 

The weakness was disclosed 12/14/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at support.zte.com.cn. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-25642 since 02/09/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/10/2024).

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Temp Score: 4.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/09/2023 🔍
12/14/2023 +308 days 🔍
12/14/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/10/2024 +27 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: zte.com.cn

Advisory: support.zte.com.cn
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-25642 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-25642
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-248007

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2023 08:42
Updated: 01/10/2024 17:02
Changes: 12/14/2023 08:42 (46), 01/10/2024 17:02 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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