CVE-2023-46256 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-46256: PX4-Autopilot Heap Buffer Overflow Bug

Vendor Px4
Product PX4-Autopilot
Weakness CWE-122
Published October 31, 2023
Last update September 5, 2024

CVSS base score

4.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

PX4-Autopilot provides PX4 flight control solution for drones. In versions 1.14.0-rc1 and prior, PX4-Autopilot has a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the parser function due to the absence of `parserbuf_index` value checking. A malfunction of the sensor device can cause a heap buffer overflow with leading unexpected drone behavior. Malicious applications can exploit the vulnerability even if device sensor malfunction does not occur. Up to the maximum value of an `unsigned int`, bytes sized data can be written to the heap memory area. As of time of publication, no fixed version is available.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 31, 2023 CVE published
September 5, 2024 Record updated