CVE-2023-23300
Published: 23 May 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-23300 is a critical-severity Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) vulnerability in Garmin Connect-Iq. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 12.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-27400
Vulnerability details
The `Toybox.Cryptography.Cipher.initialize` API method in CIQ API version 3.0.0 through 4.1.7 does not validate its parameters, which can result in buffer overflows when copying data. A malicious application could call the API method with specially crafted parameters and hijack the…
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execution of the device's firmware.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Platform-independent managed code eliminates the need for unchecked native buffer copies that are the root cause of classic buffer overflows.