CVE-2023-23582
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSnap One Wattbox WB-300-IP-3 versions WB10.9a17 and prior are vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or crash the device remotely.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe Snap One Wattbox WB-300-IP-3 contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in firmware version WB10.9a17 and prior, allowing remote attackers to corrupt heap memory and potentially execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= wb10.9a17CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the Wattbox device on the networkLocate the Wattbox WB-300-IP-3 device by accessing its web interface, checking DHCP logs, or scanning for devices responding on common HTTP ports (80/443). Note the IP address.Affected if The device is a Wattbox WB-300-IP-3 on the network.
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Retrieve the firmware version from the deviceLog into the Wattbox web interface and navigate to the System Information, Status, or About page to view the installed firmware version. If available, also check via command-line access (telnet/SSH) using commands such as 'version', 'show system', or 'cat /proc/version' depending on the available CLI.Affected if The firmware version displayed matches or is earlier than WB10.9a17.
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Verify the exact firmware version stringCompare the displayed firmware version number exactly against 'WB10.9a17'. Note that version strings like 'WB10.9a17', 'WB10.9a16', 'WB10.9a15', or any version in the 10.9a series with a number less than 17 are all <= WB10.9a17.Affected if The firmware version is WB10.9a17 or any prior version (e.g., WB10.9a16, WB10.9a15, WB10.9a14, etc.).
A user is affected if the Wattbox WB-300-IP-3 device is running firmware version WB10.9a17 or any earlier version.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor-supplied firmware update when available; until then, isolate the device behind a firewall and restrict network access to minimize exposure to remote attack vectors.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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