CVE-2023-40295 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the libboron component of Boron 2.0.8, specifically within the ur_strInitUtf8 function in string.c. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a critical impact with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability risks, and can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, though user interaction is required. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:0branch:boron:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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