CVE-2023-43608 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-43608

A data integrity vulnerability exists in the BR_NO_CHECK_HASH_FOR functionality of...

Vulnerability Description

A data integrity vulnerability exists in the BR_NO_CHECK_HASH_FOR functionality of Buildroot 2023.08.1 and dev commit 622698d7847. A specially crafted man-in-the-middle attack can lead to arbitrary command execution in the builder.

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

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Discovered by Claudio Bozzato and Francesco Benvenuto of Cisco Talos.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Buildroot
Vulnerable Versions:
2023.08.1, dev commit 622698d7847

Timeline

Official Publish: December 5th, 2023
Last Modified: November 4th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-494

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.