CVE-2023-29759Public exploit

Persistent app crashes via unrestricted database inserts

Published Jun 9, 2023 · Updated Jan 6, 2025

Incorrect authorization in FlightAware 5.8.0 for Android allows attackers to persistently crash it using a local malicious app. The exposed FlightAwareContent provider accepts unrestricted inserts into the airlines database, which the app loads into memory at startup. A malicious app on the same device can repeatedly insert oversized values until an out-of-memory error crashes FlightAware, including on later launches.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.33%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect authorization in FlightAware 5.8.0 for Android allows attackers to persistently crash it using a local malicious app. The exposed FlightAwareContent provider accepts unrestricted inserts into the airlines database, which the app loads into memory at startup. A malicious app on the same device can repeatedly insert oversized values until an out-of-memory error crashes FlightAware, including on later launches.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-29759
Published
Jun 9, 2023
Updated
Jan 6, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-863, T1642
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 9, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 6, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
5.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization
T1642Endpoint Denial of Service

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