CVE-2023-50096
CVSS 3.1 Score 7.5 of 10 (high)
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Summary
CVE-2023-50096 is a high-severity vulnerability that affects STMicroelectronics STSAFE-A1xx middleware before version 3.3.7. The vulnerability allows an attacker to execute malicious code on the MCU if they have access to read from and write to the I2C bus. The vulnerability specifically stems from a buffer overflow in the X-CUBE-SAFEA1 Software Package for STSAFE-A sample applications (1.2.0). It is important to note that this vulnerability can also impact user-written code derived from published sample applications. To remediate this vulnerability, users should update their middleware to version 3.3.7 or later. If exploited, this vulnerability poses a significant danger to organizations as it can lead to unauthorized code execution with high integrity and confidentiality impact.
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