CVE-2023-43608

8.1 HIGH

Published: December 05, 2023 Modified: November 04, 2025

Description

A data integrity vulnerability exists in the BR_NO_CHECK_HASH_FOR functionality of Buildroot 2023.08.1 and dev commit 622698d7847. A specially crafted man-in-the-middle attack can lead to arbitrary command execution in the builder.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/11/1

Source: talos-cna@cisco.com

Patch Third Party Advisory

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1845

Source: talos-cna@cisco.com

Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/11/1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch Third Party Advisory

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1845

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1845

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

5 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

8.1 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.1%

32th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-494 CWE-494

Affected Vendors

buildroot

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