CVE-2023-4883

Invalid pointer release vulnerability. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to interrupt the correct operation of the service by sending a specially crafted json string to the VNF (Virtual Network Function), and triggering the ogs_sbi_message_free function, which could cause a service outage.

Weakness

The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system, but it calls the wrong release function or calls the appropriate release function incorrectly.

Affected Software

Extended Description

This weakness can take several forms, such as:

Potential Mitigations

• Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
• For example, glibc in Linux provides protection against free of invalid pointers.

References

• https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/multiple-vulnerabilities-open5gs