Vulnerability · Published Feb 20, 2024 · Assigned by Zyxel

CVE-2023-6397

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity null pointer dereference in ATP series firmware from Zyxel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A null pointer dereference vulnerability in Zyxel ATP series firmware versions from 4.32 through 5.37 Patch 1 and USG FLEX series firmware versions from 4.50 through 5.37 Patch 1 could allow a LAN-based attacker to cause denial-of-service (DoS) conditions by downloading a crafted RAR compressed file onto a LAN-side host if the firewall has the “Anti-Malware” feature enabled.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Zyxel	ATP series firmware	version 4.32 through 5.37 Patch 1
Zyxel	USG FLEX series firmware	version 4.50 through 5.37 Patch 1

Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-firewalls-and-aps-02-20-2024 vendor-advisory