CVE-2023-4257 — Unchecked user input length in /subsys/net/l2/wifi/wifi_shell

Unchecked user input length in /subsys/net/l2/wifi/wifi_shell.c can cause buffer overflows.

01What is this vulnerability?

Unchecked user input length in /subsys/net/l2/wifi/wifi_shell.c can cause buffer overflows.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
zephyrproject-rtos	Zephyr	0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-10-13T21:09:51.733Z
• Last modified: 2025-02-13T17:09:27.372Z

09References

• github.com — https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-853q-q69w-…
• www.openwall.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/07/1
• seclists.org — http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Nov/1
• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175657/Zephyr-RTOS-3.x.0-Buffer-Overflows.h…