CVE-2023-38538
Renesas VLC Heap Use-After-Free Vulnerability (Race Condition)
Description
A race condition in an event subsystem led to a heap use-after-free issue in established audio/video calls that could have resulted in app termination or unexpected control flow with very low probability.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 4, 2023, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 4:17 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.4
Exploitability Score :
1.6
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2023-38538.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2023/ | Vendor Advisory |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2023-38538 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CWE Facebook, Inc. CWE-416 Removed CWE Facebook, Inc. CWE-366 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 10, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Changed Reference Type https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2023/ No Types Assigned https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2023/ Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-362 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:desktop:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.2320.2
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-38538 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-38538
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.07 }} 0.01%
score
0.31306
percentile