Remote code execution via unchecked hostname copy
Published Mar 30, 2023 · Updated Mar 5, 2025
Stack buffer overflow in SNIProxy 0.6.0-2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP or TLS packets. The new_address() IPv6 parser copies a bracket-delimited source length into the 262-byte ip_buf stack buffer without checking the destination size. Exploitation requires a wildcard backend host configuration; a malicious Host or SNI value can crash the proxy or redirect execution flow.
Summary
What happened
Stack buffer overflow in SNIProxy 0.6.0-2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP or TLS packets. The new_address() IPv6 parser copies a bracket-delimited source length into the 262-byte ip_buf stack buffer without checking the destination size. Exploitation requires a wildcard backend host configuration; a malicious Host or SNI value can crash the proxy or redirect execution flow.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-25076
- Published
- Mar 30, 2023
- Updated
- Mar 5, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-120, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 30, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 5, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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Public exploit references
- Cisco Talos SNIProxy wildcard-backend proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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