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CVE-2023-38036:
Ivanti Avalanche vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A security vulnerability (CVE-2023-38036) was identified in Ivanti Avalanche Manager versions prior to 6.4.1. The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to create a buffer overflow condition that could potentially lead to service disruption or arbitrary code execution (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a classic buffer overflow (CWE-120) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). The attack vector is network-accessible (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring no privileges (PR:N) or user interaction (UI:N). The scope is unchanged (S:U) with high impact on confidentiality (C:H), integrity (I:H), and availability (A:H) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could result in service disruption or arbitrary code execution on affected systems. The high CVSS score indicates severe potential impacts on system confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Organizations using affected versions of Ivanti Avalanche Manager should upgrade to version 6.4.1 or later to address this vulnerability (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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