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Varnish Enterprise CVE-2023-41104

MEDIUM
Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)
2023-08-23 cve@mitre.org
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Aug 23, 2023 - 07:15 nvd
MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionNVD

libvmod-digest before 1.0.3, as used in Varnish Enterprise 6.0.x before 6.0.11r5, has an out-of-bounds memory access during base64 decoding, leading to both authentication bypass and information disclosure; however, the exact attack surface will depend on the particular VCL (Varnish Configuration Language) configuration in use.

AnalysisAI

libvmod-digest before 1.0.3, as used in Varnish Enterprise 6.0.x before 6.0.11r5, has an out-of-bounds memory access during base64 decoding, leading to both authentication bypass and information. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Buffer Overflow vulnerability could allow attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. libvmod-digest before 1.0.3, as used in Varnish Enterprise 6.0.x before 6.0.11r5, has an out-of-bounds memory access during base64 decoding, leading to both authentication bypass and information disclosure; however, the exact attack surface will depend on the particular VCL (Varnish Configuration Language) configuration in use. Affected products include: Varnish-Software Varnish Enterprise, Varnish-Software Vmod Digest. Version information: before 1.0.3.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.

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