CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-35838

Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere

Published: Aug 09, 2023 | Modified: Oct 31, 2023
CVSS 3.x
5.7
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

The WireGuard client 0.5.3 on Windows insecurely configures the operating system and firewall such that traffic to a local network that uses non-RFC1918 IP addresses is blocked. This allows an adversary to trick the victim into blocking IP traffic to selected IP addresses and services even while the VPN is enabled. NOTE: the tunnelcrack.mathyvanhoef.com website uses this CVE ID to refer more generally to LocalNet attack resulting in the blocking of traffic rather than to only WireGuard.

Weakness

The product uses an externally controlled name or reference that resolves to a resource that is outside of the intended control sphere.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Wireguard Wireguard 0.5.3 (including) 0.5.3 (including)

References