CVE-2023-38562 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A double-free vulnerability exists in the IP header loopback parsing functionality of Weston Embedded uC-TCP-IP v3.06.01. A specially crafted set of network packets can lead to memory corruption, potentially resulting in code execution. An attacker can send a sequence of unauthenticated packets to trigger this vulnerability.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Weston-embedded	Uc-tcp-ip

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:weston-embedded:uc-tcp-ip:3.06.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1829
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1829

History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1829

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00205}`	epss `{'score': 0.00268}`

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Weston-embedded Weston-embedded uc-tcp-ip
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:weston-embedded:uc-tcp-ip:3.06.01:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Weston-embedded Weston-embedded uc-tcp-ip

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2024-02-20T14:45:02.733Z

Updated: 2025-11-04T18:15:51.871Z

Reserved: 2023-08-03T21:04:53.424Z

Link: CVE-2023-38562

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T17:46:55.845Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-02-20T15:15:08.020

Modified: 2025-11-04T19:15:50.720

Link: CVE-2023-38562

Redhat

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