POCO up to 1.11.8p1/1.12.5p1 UTF32Encoding.cpp convert stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in POCO up to 1.11.8p1/1.12.5p1. The impacted element is the function Poco::UTF32Encoding::convert of the file UTF32Encoding.cpp. Executing a manipulation can lead to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-52389. Additionally, an exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in POCO up to 1.11.8p1/1.12.5p1. This vulnerability affects the function Poco::UTF32Encoding::convert of the file UTF32Encoding.cpp. 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. CVE summarizes:

UTF32Encoding.cpp in POCO has a Poco::UTF32Encoding integer overflow and resultant stack buffer overflow because Poco::UTF32Encoding::convert() and Poco::UTF32::queryConvert() may return a negative integer if a UTF-32 byte sequence evaluates to a value of 0x80000000 or higher. This is fixed in 1.11.8p2, 1.12.5p2, and 1.13.0.

The weakness was released 01/27/2024 as 4320. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-52389. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214400 (Debian dla-4024 : libpoco-dev - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.11.8p2, 1.12.5p2 or 1.13.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (214400). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 214400
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4024 : libpoco-dev - security update

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: POCO 1.11.8p2/1.12.5p2/1.13.0

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 4320
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-52389 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-52389
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-252226
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/27/2024 06:39
Updated: 01/21/2025 01:07
Changes: 01/27/2024 06:39 (44), 02/20/2024 03:02 (1), 02/20/2024 03:10 (11), 01/20/2025 18:44 (16), 01/21/2025 01:07 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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