# CVE-2023-38321: OpenNDS, as used in Sierra Wireless ALEOS before 4.17.0.12 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL po

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-12-25 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

OpenNDS, as used in Sierra Wireless ALEOS before 4.17.0.12 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference, daemon crash, and Captive Portal outage) via a GET request to /opennds_auth/ that lacks a custom query string parameter and client-token.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/services/captive-portal/opennds
- https://github.com/openNDS/openNDS/blob/master/ChangeLog
- https://source.sierrawireless.com/-/media/support_downloads/security-bulletins/pdf/swi-psa-2023-006-r3.ashx

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