Memory disclosure via unvalidated net pkt pointer
Published May 30, 2023 · Updated Feb 13, 2025
Improper input validation in Zephyr RTOS before 3.3 allows local users with shell access to read firmware memory or crash the device. The net pkt command's cmd_net_pkt handler converts a hexadecimal string to a pointer and passes it to net_pkt_buffer_info and net_pkt_buffer_hexdump without verifying that it identifies a valid net_pkt object. Successful disclosure requires knowledge of the memory layout and attacker-controlled data at a known address; an arbitrary invalid address can instead fault and crash the device.
Summary
What happened
Improper input validation in Zephyr RTOS before 3.3 allows local users with shell access to read firmware memory or crash the device. The net pkt command's cmd_net_pkt handler converts a hexadecimal string to a pointer and passes it to net_pkt_buffer_info and net_pkt_buffer_hexdump without verifying that it identifies a valid net_pkt object. Successful disclosure requires knowledge of the memory layout and attacker-controlled data at a known address; an arbitrary invalid address can instead fault and crash the device.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-0779
- Published
- May 30, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 13, 2025
- Vendor
- Zephyr Project
- Product
- Zephyr RTOS
- Classifications
- CWE-20, T1005, T1499
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 30, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=unspecified <=v2.7.4
- Affected versionversion=unspecified <v3.3
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- Zephyr net pkt memory-disclosure proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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