CVE-2023-27498: sap host_agent Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-27498 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in sap host_agent. EPSS estimates a 0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 14-03-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 27-02-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

SAP Host Agent (SAPOSCOL) - version 7.22, allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access to a server port assigned to the SAP Start Service to submit a crafted request which results in a memory corruption error. This error can be used to reveal but not modify any technical information about the server. It can also make a particular service temporarily unavailable

• CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowA stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).