CVE-2023-40294

Exp

libboron in Boron 2.0.8 has a heap-based buffer overflow in ur_parseBlockI at i_parse_blk.c.

Published: 2023-08-14 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-40294 is rated High Exploit Risk (71/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.32%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-40294

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-40294

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-09 2.04% 2.32% +0.28%
2 2026-03-25 2.47% 2.04% -0.43%
3 2026-03-07 2.47%

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-40294

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-40294

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-40294

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
0branch boron 2.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:0branch:boron:2.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-40294

URL Tags
https://github.com/0branch/boron/issues/3 Exploit Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence