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CVE-2023-29451: 
Zabbix Server vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-29451 is a security vulnerability discovered in Zabbix's JSON parser library. The vulnerability allows specially crafted strings to cause a buffer overrun, potentially leading to a crash of the Zabbix Server or Zabbix Proxy. The issue was identified and disclosed in July 2023, affecting multiple versions of Zabbix up to version 6.0.14 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) and Improper Input Validation (CWE-20) issue. It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) from NIST with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, while Zabbix assessed it with a CVSS score of 4.7 (MEDIUM) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L (NVD).

Impact

The primary impact of this vulnerability is the potential crash of the Zabbix Server or Zabbix Proxy through a buffer overrun in the JSON parser library. This can lead to service disruption and availability issues for affected systems (CVE).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in multiple versions including 6.0.15rc1, 6.2.9rc2, 6.4.1rc1, and 7.0.0alpha1. Users are advised to upgrade to these or later versions. For Debian systems, the fix has been included in version 1:4.0.4+dfsg-1+deb10u2 (Debian LTS).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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