PT-2021-7224 · Freebsd · Freebsd

M00Nbsd · Published 2021-12-22 · Updated 2025-02-22 · CVE-2022-23088

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FreeBSD (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the 802.11 beacon handling routine, which failed to validate the length of an IEEE 802.11s Mesh ID before copying it to a heap-allocated buffer. This can be exploited by a malicious beacon frame when a FreeBSD Wi-Fi client is in scanning mode, potentially leading to remote code execution. No information is provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-122

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-03901

CVE-2022-23088

FREEBSD-SA-22_07

ZDI-22-806

Affected Products

Freebsd

References · 22

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-03901 · Security Note
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-806 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23088 · Security Note
• https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-22:07.wifi_meshid.asc · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23088 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/6326 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/ckure/11501 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/pentestingnews/24560 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/master_s9/status/1893126927688302914 · Twitter Post
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-CAN-15980 · Note
• https://thesecmaster.com/how-to-fix-cve-2022-23088-a-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-freebsd · Note
• https://twitter.com/master_s9/status/1892834097346592979 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/6225 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/secharvester/12538 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1758000526233407702 · Twitter Post