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CVE-2023-45839

HIGH

8.1

CVSS Score

Published: December 5, 2023 at 11:30 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:29 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorBuildroot

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Severity

HIGH8.1

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.8%

Description

Multiple data integrity vulnerabilities exist in the package hash checking functionality of Buildroot 2023.08.1 and Buildroot dev commit 622698d7847. A specially crafted man-in-the-middle attack can lead to arbitrary command execution in the builder.This vulnerability is related to the `aufs-util` package.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Buildroot · Buildroot

95%

2023.08.1dev commit 622698d7847

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/11/1

ExploitThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1844

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1844

CVSS

8.1HIGHtalos

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: HIGH
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-494

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