Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Security Edge Protection Proxy Signaling out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Security Edge Protection Proxy 23.3.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Signaling. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-4911. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Security Edge Protection Proxy 23.3.0 (Cloud Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Signaling. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 01/16/2024 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2024. It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-4911. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/17/2025).

It is declared as attacked. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236691 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0124: glibc (ALINUX3-SA-2023:0124)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog lists this issue since 11/21/2023 with a due date of 12/12/2023:

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (236691). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Attacked

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Nessus ID: 236691
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0124: glibc (ALINUX3-SA-2023:0124)

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2024
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-4911 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-4911
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-251015
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/17/2024 09:09
Updated: 05/17/2025 18:51
Changes: 01/17/2024 09:09 (38), 02/07/2024 16:34 (2), 02/07/2024 16:42 (12), 04/30/2024 06:40 (26), 09/09/2024 22:30 (2), 09/16/2024 17:44 (11), 05/17/2025 18:51 (2)
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