CVE-2023-49275: Wazuh vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference in wazuh-analysisd

Published Apr 19, 2024
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Updated

Wazuh is a free and open source platform used for threat prevention, detection, and response. A NULL pointer dereference was detected during fuzzing of the analysis engine, allowing malicious clients to DoS the analysis engine. The bug occurs when analysisd receives a syscollector message with the hotfix msgtype but lacking a timestamp. It uses cJSONGetObjectItem() to get the timestamp object item and dereferences it without checking for a NULL value. A malicious client can DoS the analysis engine. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.7.1.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Wazuh Wazuh>=3.2.0<4.7.1

Event History

Apr 19, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:24 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:24 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-49275?

CVE-2023-49275 has a severity rating that may lead to denial of service (DoS) in Wazuh's analysis engine.

2

How do I fix CVE-2023-49275?

To address CVE-2023-49275, upgrade Wazuh to a version newer than 4.7.1.

3

What products are affected by CVE-2023-49275?

CVE-2023-49275 affects Wazuh versions from 3.2.0 to 4.7.1.

4

What type of attack does CVE-2023-49275 enable?

CVE-2023-49275 allows attackers to perform denial of service attacks against the Wazuh analysis engine.

5

What is a NULL pointer dereference in the context of CVE-2023-49275?

In the context of CVE-2023-49275, a NULL pointer dereference occurs when the analysis engine attempts to access memory that has not been allocated, leading to a crash.

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