CVE-2023-40294
libboron in Boron 2.0.8 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ur_parseBlockI at i_parse_blk.c.
libboron in Boron 2.0.8 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ur_parseBlockI at i_parse_blk.c.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
libboron in Boron 2.0.8 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ur_parseBlockI at i_parse_blk.c.
- Record
CVE-2023-40294- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
libboron in Boron 2.0.8 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ur_parseBlockI at i_parse_blk.c.
- Record
CVE-2023-40294- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-44887 No score
libboron in Boron 2.0.8 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ur_parseBlockI at i_parse_blk.c.
- Record
EUVD-2023-44887- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f7wx-wcmc-w4cj
libboron in Boron 2.0.8 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ur_parseBlockI at i_parse_blk.c.
libboron in Boron 2.0.8 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ur_parseBlockI at i_parse_blk.c.
- Record
GHSA-f7wx-wcmc-w4cj- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
libboron in Boron 2.0.8 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ur_parseBlockI at i_parse_blk.c.
- Record
CVE-2023-40294- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | Halcy0nic/CVE-2023-40294-and-CVE-2023-40295 | 2023-08-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | 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-2023-40294 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in 0branch Boron, published August 14, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.78%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.