CVE-2023-28753
netconsd prior to v0.2 was vulnerable to an integer overflow in its parse_packet function. A...
netconsd prior to v0.2 was vulnerable to an integer overflow in its parse_packet function. A malicious individual could leverage this overflow to create heap memory corruption with attacker controlled data.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
netconsd prior to v0.2 was vulnerable to an integer overflow in its parse_packet function. A malicious individual could leverage this overflow to create heap memory corruption with attacker controlled data.
- Record
CVE-2023-28753- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
netconsd prior to v0.2 was vulnerable to an integer overflow in its parse_packet function. A malicious individual could leverage this overflow to create heap memory corruption with attacker controlled data.
- Record
CVE-2023-28753- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-32391
netconsd prior to v0.2 was vulnerable to an integer overflow in its parse_packet function. A malicious individual could leverage this overflow to create heap memory corruption with attacker controlled data.
- Record
EUVD-2023-32391- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c9c6-6qvf-4m65
netconsd prior to v0.2 was vulnerable to an integer overflow in its parse_packet function. A...
netconsd prior to v0.2 was vulnerable to an integer overflow in its parse_packet function. A malicious individual could leverage this overflow to create heap memory corruption with attacker controlled data.
- Record
GHSA-c9c6-6qvf-4m65- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
netconsd prior to v0.2 was vulnerable to an integer overflow in its parse_packet function. A malicious individual could leverage this overflow to create heap memory corruption with attacker controlled data.
- Record
CVE-2023-28753- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | pingjuiliao/CVE-2023-28753 | 2024-09-12 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-28753 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Facebook Netconsd, published May 18, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.85%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.