VDB-248653 · CVE-2023-4234 · ZDI-23-1858

oFono SMS Decoder stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in oFono. This impacts an unknown function of the component SMS Decoder. This manipulation causes stack-based overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-4234. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in oFono (version now known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component SMS Decoder. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A flaw was found in ofono, an Open Source Telephony on Linux. A stack overflow bug is triggered within the decode_submit_report() function during the SMS decoding. It is assumed that the attack scenario is accessible from a compromised modem, a malicious base station, or just SMS. There is a bound check for this memcpy length in decode_submit(), but it was forgotten in decode_submit_report().

The weakness was presented 12/21/2023 as ZDI-23-1858. The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-4234 since 08/08/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212203 (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : oFono vulnerabilities (USN-7141-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (212203). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

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oFono

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Temp Score: 7.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 212203
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS / 24.10 : oFono vulnerabilities (USN-7141-1)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

08/08/2023 🔍
12/21/2023 +135 days 🔍
12/21/2023 +0 days 🔍
08/07/2025 +595 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ZDI-23-1858
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-4234 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-4234
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-248653

Entryinfo

Created: 12/21/2023 08:02
Updated: 08/07/2025 17:15
Changes: 12/21/2023 08:02 (37), 12/10/2024 09:08 (17), 08/07/2025 17:15 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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