CVE-2023-32968Network attack vector

Administrator-triggered code execution via unchecked buffer copy

Published Dec 8, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Buffer overflow in QNAP QTS 5.0.x and 5.1.x and QuTS hero h5.0.x and h5.1.x allows remote authenticated users to execute code via a network. QNAP identifies an unchecked buffer copy but has not disclosed the affected component, copied input, destination buffer, or request path. Administrator privileges and user interaction are required, and the published vendor vector limits the scored consequence to service interruption.

CVSS severity4.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.76%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Buffer overflow in QNAP QTS 5.0.x and 5.1.x and QuTS hero h5.0.x and h5.1.x allows remote authenticated users to execute code via a network. QNAP identifies an unchecked buffer copy but has not disclosed the affected component, copied input, destination buffer, or request path. Administrator privileges and user interaction are required, and the published vendor vector limits the scored consequence to service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-32968
Published
Dec 8, 2023
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Linn Products Limited
Product
QuTS hero
Classifications
CWE-120
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 8, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=h5.0.x <h5.0.1.2515 build 20230907
  2. Affected versionversion=h5.1.x <h5.1.2.2534 build 20230927

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Linn Products Limited · QuTS heroversion=h5.0.x <h5.0.1.2515 build 20230907; version=h5.1.x <h5.1.2.2534 build 20230927
Linn Products Limited · QTSversion=5.0.x <5.0.1.2514 build 20230906; version=5.1.x <5.1.2.2533 build 20230926

Published CVSS scores

4.5QNAP Systems, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.2NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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