client.c in gdhcp in ConnMan through 1.41 could be used by network-adjacent attackers…
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
client.c in gdhcp in ConnMan through 1.41 could be used by network-adjacent attackers (operating a crafted DHCP server) to cause a stack-based buffer overflow and denial of service, terminating the connman process.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00964 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28488
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vw29-hgcp-pxgr
References
More Intel Connman vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-07265 An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2022-07266 An issue was discovered in the DNS proxy in Connman through 1.40. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2017-09528 Stack-based buffer overflow in "dnsproxy.c" in connman 1.34 and earlier allows remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-13996 In ConnMan through 1.41, remote attackers able to send HTTP requests to the gweb… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-08359 A stack-based buffer overflow in dnsproxy in ConnMan before 1.39 could be used by network… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-13997 In ConnMan through 1.41, a man-in-the-middle attack against a WISPR HTTP query could be… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-28488 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-28488 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vw29-hgcp-pxgr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-28488 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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