CVE-2023-40296 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting eminfedar async-sockets-cpp versions through 0.3.1, specifically within the ReceiveFrom and Receive functions when handling malformed UDP packets. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a high impact on availability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. While the vulnerability is remotely exploitable, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eminfedar:async-sockets-cpp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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