Vulnerability · Published Dec 5, 2023 · Assigned by talos

CVE-2023-43608

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in Buildroot from Buildroot. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A data integrity vulnerability exists in the BR_NO_CHECK_HASH_FOR functionality of Buildroot 2023.08.1 and dev commit 622698d7847. A specially crafted man-in-the-middle attack can lead to arbitrary command execution in the builder.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Buildroot Buildroot 2023.08.1dev commit 622698d7847

Weakness: CWE-494 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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