CVE-2023-3180 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-3180

Heap buffer overflow in virtio_crypto_sym_op_helper()

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was found in the QEMU virtual crypto device while handling data encryption/decryption requests in virtio_crypto_handle_sym_req. There is no check for the value of `src_len` and `dst_len` in virtio_crypto_sym_op_helper, potentially leading to a heap buffer overflow when the two values differ.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

qemu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced Virtualization, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Fedora, Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown

Timeline

Official Publish: August 3rd, 2023
Last Modified: September 25th, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)