CVE-2023-51456
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 · uneditedA Improper Input Validation issue affecting the v2_sdk_service running on a set of DJI drone devices on the port 10000 could allow an attacker to trigger an out-of-bound read/write into the process memory through a crafted payload due to a missing input sanity check in the v2_pack_array_to_msg function implemented in the libv2_sdk.so library imported by the v2_sdk_service binary implementing the service, potentially leading to a memory information leak or an arbitrary code execution. Affected models are Mavic 3 Pro until v01.01.0300, Mavic 3 until v01.00.1200, Mavic 3 Classic until v01.00.0500, Mavic 3 Enterprise until v07.01.10.03, Matrice 300 until v57.00.01.00, Matrice M30 until v07.01.0022 and Mini 3 Pro until v01.00.0620.
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 · high confidenceImproper input validation in the v2_pack_array_to_msg function within libv2_sdk.so allows attackers on the local network to send crafted payloads to the v2_sdk_service on port 10000, triggering out-of-bounds memory read/write operations. This can leak process memory contents or achieve arbitrary code execution on affected DJI drone models.
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CVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/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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Verify network exposure of port 10000Scan the drone's IP address or check firewall rules to determine if port 10000 (v2_sdk_service) is accessible from untrusted networksAffected if Port 10000 is exposed to untrusted networks or the internet without firewall restrictions
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Confirm v2_sdk_service is activeCheck running processes or network listeners on the device for v2_sdk_service on port 10000Affected if The v2_sdk_service process is running and listening on port 10000
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Check libv2_sdk.so presence and versionLocate libv2_sdk.so on the device filesystem and determine its file version or build timestampAffected if libv2_sdk.so exists on the device and its version cannot be verified as patched
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Retrieve drone firmware versionAccess drone settings, flight logs, or DJI app to extract the current firmware version stringAffected if Firmware version is older than v01.01.0301 for Mavic 3 Pro, older than v01.00.1201 for Mavic 3, or older than respective patched versions for other affected models
A user is affected if the drone runs vulnerable firmware AND has port 10000 exposed to untrusted network segments, allowing attackers to reach the v2_sdk_service.
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 dataUpdate affected drone firmware to versions beyond those listed as vulnerable (Mavic 3 Pro v01.01.0301+, Mavic 3 v01.00.1201+, etc.) and restrict network access to port 10000 using firewall rules or network segmentation.
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