CVE-2023-2794: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
A flaw was found in ofono, an Open Source Telephony on Linux. A stack overflow bug is triggered within the decode_deliver() 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_deliver().
CVE-2023-2794: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Description
A flaw was found in ofono, an Open Source Telephony on Linux. A stack overflow bug is triggered within the decode_deliver() 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_deliver().
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- fedora
- Date Reserved
- 2023-05-18T12:42:16.295Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 690a439b6d939959c8fdd5a6
Added to database: 11/4/2025, 6:19:07 PM
Last updated: 11/4/2025, 6:19:47 PM
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