High
Ofono: sms decoder stack-based buffer overflow remote code execution vulnerability within the sms_decode_address_field() function
Type: advisorySources: OSV
A flaw was found in ofono, an Open Source Telephony on Linux. A stack overflow bug is triggered within the sms_decode_address_field() function during the SMS PDU decoding. It is assumed that the attack scenario is accessible from a compromised modem, a malicious base station, or just SMS.
- Products
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2023-4233
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 08:04 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
Ofono: sms decoder stack-based buffer overflow remote code execution vulnerability within the sms_decode_address_field() function
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 17 Apr 2024, 22:50 UTC
A flaw was found in ofono, an Open Source Telephony on Linux. A stack overflow bug is triggered within the sms_decode_address_field() function during the SMS PDU decoding. It is assumed that the attack scenario is accessible from a compromised modem, a malicious base station, or just SMS.
osv:CVE-2023-4233
Complete source record
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