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Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVE-2023-5400

High
8.1/10

Summary

Server receiving a malformed message based on a using the specified key values can cause a heap overflow vulnerability which could lead to an attacker performing remote code execution or causing a failure.  See Honeywell Security Notification for recommendations on upgrading and versioning.

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published