Vulnerability · Published Nov 29, 2023 · Assigned by SWI
CVE-2023-40458AceManager DOS Vulnerability
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity infinite loop in ALEOS from sierrawireless. 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)7.5High
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
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in Sierra Wireless, Inc ALEOS could potentially allow a remote attacker to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) condition for ACEManager without impairing other router functions. This condition is cleared by restarting the device.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | tinyxml | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40458 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | tinyxml | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40458 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | tinyxml | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40458 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | tinyxml | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40458 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | tinyxml | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40458 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| sierrawireless | ALEOS | 4.10.0 – through 4.160 – through 4.9.8 |
Weakness: CWE-835 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H