microsoft azure-rtos-netx-duo CVE-2023-48691 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Rtos Netx Duo
Published on December 5, 2023

Azure RTOS NetX Duo is a TCP/IP network stack designed specifically for deeply embedded real-time and IoT applications. An attacker can cause an out-of-bounds write in Azure RTOS NETX Duo, that could lead to remote code execution. The affected components include process related to IGMP protocol in RTOS v6.2.1 and below. The fix has been included in NetX Duo release 6.3.0. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

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Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2023-48691 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has the highest possible exploitability rating (3.9). The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.

What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?

The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.

CVE-2023-48691 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2023-48691

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