CVE-2023-4234

Name: CVE-2023-4234
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2024-04-17T23:15:07.33+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 8.1/10EPSS 1.14%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-4234 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.1/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 1.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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().

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

8.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.14%

62.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ofono Project	Ofono	< 2.1
Fedoraproject	Fedora	38
Fedoraproject	Fedora	39
Fedoraproject	Fedora	40

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2255399Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2255399Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NBTPKR3LYTTLROPXF77FL4SPLXVHNC4T/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VG6FHQITWUNHBDGPXUQ77SZK5O5BYIBZ/

Timeline

Published: Apr 17, 2024
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-4234?

How severe is CVE-2023-4234?

CVE-2023-4234 has a CVSS score of 8.1/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.14% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-4234?

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Source: NVD / NIST