CVE-2023-34140
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Zyxel ATP series firmware versions 4.32 through 5.36 Patch...
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Zyxel ATP series firmware versions 4.32 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.50 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG FLEX 50(W) series firmware versions 4.16 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG20(W)-VPN series firmware versions 4.16 through 5.36 Patch 2, VPN series firmware versions 4.30 through 5.36 Patch 2, NXC2500 firmware versions 6.10(AAIG.0) through 6.10(AAIG.3), and NXC5500 firmware versions 6.10(AAOS.0) through 6.10(AAOS.4), could allow an unauthenticated, LAN-based attacker to cause denial of service (DoS) conditions by sending a crafted request to the CAPWAP daemon.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Zyxel ATP series firmware versions 4.32 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.50 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG FLEX 50(W) series firmware versions 4.16 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG20(W)-VPN series firmware versions 4.16 through 5.36 Patch 2, VPN series firmware versions 4.30 through 5.36 Patch 2, NXC2500 firmware versions 6.10(AAIG.0) through 6.10(AAIG.3), and NXC5500 firmware versions 6.10(AAOS.0) through 6.10(AAOS.4), could allow an unauthenticated, LAN-based attacker to cause denial of service (DoS) conditions by sending a crafted request to the CAPWAP daemon.
- Record
CVE-2023-34140- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-38242
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Zyxel ATP series firmware versions 4.32 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.50 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG FLEX 50(W) series firmware versions 4.16 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG20(W)-VPN series firmware versions 4.16 through 5.36 Patch 2, VPN series firmware versions 4.30 through 5.36 Patch 2, NXC2500 firmware versions 6.10(AAIG.0) through 6.10(AAIG.3), and NXC5500 firmware versions 6.10(AAOS.0) through 6.10(AAOS.4), could allow an unauthenticated, LAN-based attacker to cause denial of service (DoS) conditions by sending a crafted request to the CAPWAP daemon.
- Record
EUVD-2023-38242- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-65px-649g-rj37
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Zyxel ATP series firmware versions 4.32 through 5.36 Patch...
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Zyxel ATP series firmware versions 4.32 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.50 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG FLEX 50(W) series firmware versions 4.16 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG20(W)-VPN series firmware versions 4.16 through 5.36 Patch 2, VPN series firmware versions 4.30 through 5.36 Patch 2, NXC2500 firmware versions 6.10(AAIG.0) through 6.10(AAIG.3), and NXC5500 firmware versions 6.10(AAOS.0) through 6.10(AAOS.4), could allow an unauthenticated, LAN-based attacker to cause denial of service (DoS) conditions by sending a crafted request to the CAPWAP daemon.
- Record
GHSA-65px-649g-rj37- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A buffer overflow vulnerability in the Zyxel ATP series firmware versions 4.32 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.50 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG FLEX 50(W) series firmware versions 4.16 through 5.36 Patch 2, USG20(W)-VPN series firmware versions 4.16 through 5.36 Patch 2, VPN series firmware versions 4.30 through 5.36 Patch 2, NXC2500 firmware versions 6.10(AAIG.0) through 6.10(AAIG.3), and NXC5500 firmware versions 6.10(AAOS.0) through 6.10(AAOS.4), could allow an unauthenticated, LAN-based attacker to cause denial of service (DoS) conditions by sending a crafted request to the CAPWAP daemon.
- Record
CVE-2023-34140- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- zyxel atp series firmware
- zyxel nxc2500 firmware
- zyxel nxc5500 firmware
- zyxel usg flex 50(w) series firmware
- zyxel usg flex series firmware
- zyxel usg20(w)-vpn series firmware
- zyxel vpn series firmware
- zyxel usg 20w-vpn firmware
- zyxel usg 2200-vpn firmware
- zyxel usg flex 100 firmware
- zyxel usg flex 100w firmware
- zyxel usg flex 200 firmware
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- zyxel usg flex 500 firmware
- zyxel usg flex 50 firmware
- zyxel usg flex 50w firmware
- zyxel usg flex 700 firmware
- zyxel zywall atp100 firmware
- zyxel zywall atp100w firmware
- zyxel zywall atp200 firmware
- zyxel zywall atp500 firmware
- zyxel zywall atp700 firmware
- zyxel zywall atp800 firmware
- zyxel zywall vpn100 firmware
- zyxel zywall vpn2s firmware
- zyxel zywall vpn300 firmware
- zyxel zywall vpn50 firmware
- zyxel zywall vpn 100 firmware
- zyxel zywall vpn 300 firmware
- zyxel zywall vpn 50 firmware
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-34140 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Zyxel Atp Series Firmware, published July 17, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.