7.5
HIGH
CVE-2023-40458
Sierra Wireless, Inc ALEOS Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vuln
Description

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in Sierra Wireless, Inc ALEOS could potentially allow a remote attacker to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) condition for ACEManager without impairing other router functions. This condition is cleared by restarting the device.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 29, 2023, 11:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 5, 2023, 1:55 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-40458 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sierrawireless aleos
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/security-bulletins/sierra-wireless-technical-bulletin---swi-psa-2023-006/#sthash.5ZcnyPM1.dpbs Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-40458 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-40458 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 05, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/security-bulletins/sierra-wireless-technical-bulletin---swi-psa-2023-006/#sthash.5ZcnyPM1.dpbs No Types Assigned https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/security-bulletins/sierra-wireless-technical-bulletin---swi-psa-2023-006/#sthash.5ZcnyPM1.dpbs Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-835
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:sierrawireless:aleos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.9.8 *cpe:2.3:o:sierrawireless:aleos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.10.0 up to (including) 4.16.2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 04, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Sierra Wireless Inc. https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/security-bulletins/sierra-wireless-technical-bulletin---swi-psa-2023-006/#sthash.5ZcnyPM1.dpbs [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Sierra Wireless Inc. https://https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/security-bulletins/sierra-wireless-technical-bulletin---swi-psa-2023-006/#sthash.5ZcnyPM1.dpbs
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 29, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in Sierra Wireless, Inc ALEOS could potentially allow a remote attacker to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) condition for ACEManager without impairing other router functions. This condition is cleared by restarting the device.
    Added Reference Sierra Wireless Inc. https://https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/security-bulletins/sierra-wireless-technical-bulletin---swi-psa-2023-006/#sthash.5ZcnyPM1.dpbs [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Sierra Wireless Inc. CWE-835
    Added CVSS V3.1 Sierra Wireless Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.01%

score

0.40079

percentile

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