QNAP QTS/QuTS 5.1.x Unchecked Return Value Allows Local Auth Crash
CVE-2023-50359 Published on February 2, 2024
QTS, QuTS hero
An unchecked return value vulnerability has been reported to affect several QNAP operating system versions. If exploited, the vulnerability could allow local authenticated administrators to place the system in a state that could lead to a crash or other unintended behaviors via unspecified vectors.
We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions:
QTS 5.1.5.2645 build 20240116 and later
QuTS hero h5.1.5.2647 build 20240118 and later
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-50359 can be exploited with local system access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Unchecked Return Value
The software does not check the return value from a method or function, which can prevent it from detecting unexpected states and conditions. Two common programmer assumptions are "this function call can never fail" and "it doesn't matter if this function call fails". If an attacker can force the function to fail or otherwise return a value that is not expected, then the subsequent program logic could lead to a vulnerability, because the software is not in a state that the programmer assumes. For example, if the program calls a function to drop privileges but does not check the return code to ensure that privileges were successfully dropped, then the program will continue to operate with the higher privileges.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-50359
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Affected Versions
QNAP Systems Inc. QTS:- Version 5.1.x and below 5.1.5.2645 build 20240116 is affected.
- Version h5.1.x and below h5.1.5.2647 build 20240118 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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