CVE-2023-4235

Ofono: sms decoder stack-based buffer overflow remote code execution vulnerability within the decode_deliver_report() function

A flaw was found in ofono, an Open Source Telephony on Linux. A stack overflow bug is triggered within the decode_deliver_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_deliver_report().

Affected

Fedora · ofono

CVSS v3.1 PUITERWIJK

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

EPSS

0.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 60th percentile

Published

2024-04-17

Updated

2025-11-04

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2255402

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry