{"id":"CVE-2023-40462","aliases":["EUVD-2023-45033","GHSA-2fh4-45ph-7q27"],"status":"published","title":"Improper input leads to DoS","description":"The ACEManager\ncomponent of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not\n\n\n\nperform input\nsanitization during authentication, which could\n\n\n\npotentially result\nin a Denial of Service (DoS) condition for\n\n\n\nACEManager without\nimpairing other router functions. ACEManager\n\n\n\nrecovers from the\nDoS condition by restarting within ten seconds of\n\n\n\nbecoming\nunavailable.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00878,"percentile":0.59304,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-617"],"published":"2023-12-04T22:53:59Z","modified":"2026-06-17T06:17:58Z","products":[{"vendor":"debian","product":"debian_linux"},{"vendor":"sierrawireless","product":"aleos"}],"references":[{"url":"https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/security-bulletins/sierra-wireless-technical-bulletin---swi-psa-2023-006/#sthash.6KUVtE6w.dpbs","tags":["x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00024.html","tags":["x_transferred","Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40462"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2fh4-45ph-7q27"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-40462","title":"Improper input leads to DoS","description":"The ACEManager\ncomponent of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not\n\n\n\nperform input\nsanitization during authentication, which could\n\n\n\npotentially result\nin a Denial of Service (DoS) condition for\n\n\n\nACEManager without\nimpairing other router functions. ACEManager\n\n\n\nrecovers from the\nDoS condition by restarting within ten seconds of\n\n\n\nbecoming\nunavailable.","status":"published","published":"2023-12-04T22:53:59.402Z","modified":"2025-02-13T17:08:24.772Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-617"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:21.971258Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-45033","description":"The ACEManager\ncomponent of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not\n\n\n\nperform input\nsanitization during authentication, which could\n\n\n\npotentially result\nin a Denial of Service (DoS) condition for\n\n\n\nACEManager without\nimpairing other router functions. ACEManager\n\n\n\nrecovers from the\nDoS condition by restarting within ten seconds of\n\n\n\nbecoming\nunavailable.","status":"published","published":"2023-12-04T22:53:59Z","modified":"2025-02-13T17:08:24Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:03:49.098775Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-2fh4-45ph-7q27","title":"The ACEManager\ncomponent of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not\n\n\n\nperform input\nsanitization during...","description":"The ACEManager\ncomponent of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not\n\n\n\nperform input\nsanitization during authentication, which could\n\n\n\npotentially result\nin a Denial of Service (DoS) condition for\n\n\n\nACEManager without\nimpairing other router functions. ACEManager\n\n\n\nrecovers from the\nDoS condition by restarting within ten seconds of\n\n\n\nbecoming\nunavailable.","status":"published","published":"2023-12-05T00:31:08Z","modified":"2025-02-13T18:33:07Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-617"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:59:56.485496Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-40462","description":"The ACEManager\ncomponent of ALEOS 4.16 and earlier does not\n\n\n\nperform input\nsanitization during authentication, which could\n\n\n\npotentially result\nin a Denial of Service (DoS) condition for\n\n\n\nACEManager without\nimpairing other router functions. ACEManager\n\n\n\nrecovers from the\nDoS condition by restarting within ten seconds of\n\n\n\nbecoming\nunavailable.","status":"published","published":"2023-12-04T23:15:25.603Z","modified":"2026-06-17T06:17:58.343Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-617"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:08:52.544469Z"}]}}