CVE-2024-7547 HIGH

CVE-2024-7547: oFono SMS Decoder Stack-based Buffer Overflow Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vendor Ofono
Product oFono
Weakness CWE-121
Published August 5, 2024
Last update August 8, 2024

CVSS base score

7.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

oFono SMS Decoder Stack-based Buffer Overflow Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of oFono. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute code on the target modem in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of SMS PDUs. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-23460.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 5, 2024 CVE published
August 8, 2024 Record updated