Vulnerability CVE-2023-46256


Published: 2023-10-31

Description:
PX4-Autopilot provides PX4 flight control solution for drones. In versions 1.14.0-rc1 and prior, PX4-Autopilot has a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the parser function due to the absence of `parserbuf_index` value checking. A malfunction of the sensor device can cause a heap buffer overflow with leading unexpected drone behavior. Malicious applications can exploit the vulnerability even if device sensor malfunction does not occur. Up to the maximum value of an `unsigned int`, bytes sized data can be written to the heap memory area. As of time of publication, no fixed version is available.

Type:

CWE-120

(Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow'))

 References:
https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/security/advisories/GHSA-5hvv-q2r5-rppw
https://github.com/PX4/PX4-Autopilot/blob/main/src/drivers/distance_sensor/lightware_laser_serial/parser.cpp#L87

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