CVE-2023-47857

Camera service crash via released-pointer modification

Published Jan 2, 2024 · Updated Jun 3, 2025

Use-after-free in OpenHarmony 3.2.0 through 3.2.2 allows local users to crash the multimedia camera by modifying a released pointer. The multimedia camera component modifies a pointer after its target has been released, triggering invalid memory access. Local execution on an affected device is required, and the documented consequence is limited to interruption of camera functionality.

CVSS severity4.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in OpenHarmony 3.2.0 through 3.2.2 allows local users to crash the multimedia camera by modifying a released pointer. The multimedia camera component modifies a pointer after its target has been released, triggering invalid memory access. Local execution on an affected device is required, and the documented consequence is limited to interruption of camera functionality.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-47857
Published
Jan 2, 2024
Updated
Jun 3, 2025
Vendor
OpenHarmony
Product
OpenHarmony
Classifications
CWE-416, T1499.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 2, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=v3.2.0 <=v3.2.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

OpenHarmony · OpenHarmonyversion=v3.2.0 <=v3.2.2

Published CVSS scores

5.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0OpenHarmonyCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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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 exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-416Use After Free
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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