Vulnerability · Published Jul 17, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-38403
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the iperf3 package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.0% (higher than 80% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.0%top 19.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
iperf3 before 3.14 allows peers to cause an integer overflow and heap corruption via a crafted length field.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | iperf3 | 3.5-7.el8_8.alma | ALSA-2023:4570 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | iperf3 | 3.9-10.el9_2.alma | ALSA-2023:4571 |
| Debian:12 | iperf3 | 3.12-1+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38403 |
| Debian:12 | iperf3 | 3.12-1+deb12u1 | DSA-5455-1 |
| Debian:13 | iperf3 | 3.14-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38403 |
| Debian:14 | iperf3 | 3.14-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38403 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | iperf3 | 0:3.5-7.el8_8 | RLSA-2023:4570 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | iperf3 | 0:3.9-10.el9_2 | RLSA-2023:4571 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | iperf3 | 3.9-1+deb11u1build0.22.04.1 | USN-6431-2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | iperf3 | 3.9-1+deb11u1build0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38403 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | iperf3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38403 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | iperf3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38403 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://downloads.es.net/pub/iperf/esnet-secadv-2023-0001.txt.asc
- https://github.com/esnet/iperf/commit/0ef151550d96cc4460f98832df84b4a1e87c65e9
- https://bugs.debian.org/1040830
- https://github.com/esnet/iperf/issues/1542
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/130.html
- [debian-lts-announce] 20230725 [SECURITY] [DLA 3506-1] iperf3 security update mailing-list
- FEDORA-2023-5f3b4c0b97 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-04243a1845 vendor-advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230818-0016/
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213984
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213985
- 20231025 APPLE-SA-10-25-2023-4 macOS Sonoma 14.1 mailing-list
- 20231025 APPLE-SA-10-25-2023-5 macOS Ventura 13.6.1 mailing-list