CVE-2023-45839 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2023-45839

Multiple data integrity vulnerabilities exist in the package hash checking...

Vulnerability Description

Multiple data integrity vulnerabilities exist in the package hash checking functionality of Buildroot 2023.08.1 and Buildroot dev commit 622698d7847. A specially crafted man-in-the-middle attack can lead to arbitrary command execution in the builder.This vulnerability is related to the `aufs-util` package.

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.