Vulnerability · Published Dec 25, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-38321
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the opennds package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 34.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
OpenNDS, as used in Sierra Wireless ALEOS before 4.17.0.12 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference, daemon crash, and Captive Portal outage) via a GET request to /opennds_auth/ that lacks a custom query string parameter and client-token.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | opennds | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38321 |
| Debian:13 | opennds | 10.2.0+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38321 |