CVE-2023-4280 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An unvalidated input in Silicon Labs TrustZone implementation in v4.3.x and earlier of the Gecko SDK allows an attacker to access the trusted region of memory from the untrusted region.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00073.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

silabs.com

GSDK

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.0`	affected	≤ 4.3.x

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:silabs:gecko_software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Silabs Subscribe	Gecko Software Development Kit Subscribe

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-54151	An unvalidated input in Silicon Labs TrustZone implementation in v4.3.x and earlier of the Gecko SDK allows an attacker to access the trusted region of memory from the untrusted region.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://community.silabs.com/069Vm0000004NinIAE
https://github.com/SiliconLabs/gecko_sdk

History

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses	CWE-20

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Silabs

Published: 2024-01-02T16:52:06.959Z

Updated: 2025-06-13T19:03:26.975Z

Reserved: 2023-08-09T19:24:29.697Z

Link: CVE-2023-4280

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:24:04.329Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-02T17:15:09.520

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:34:46.870

Link: CVE-2023-4280

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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