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CVE-2023-42799· NVD / CVE Program· CNA GitHub_M

Buffer overflow due to use of `strcpy` in `parseUrlAddrFromRtspUrlString`

Moonlight-common-c contains the core GameStream client code shared between Moonlight clients. Moonlight-common-c is vulnerable to buffer overflow starting in commit 50c0a51b10ecc5b3415ea78c21d96d679e2288f9 due to unmitigated usage of unsafe C functions and improper bounds checking. A malicious game streaming server could exploit a buffer overflow vulnerability to crash a moonlight client, or achieve remote code execution (RCE) on the client (with insufficient exploit mitigations or if mitigations can be bypassed). The bug was addressed in commit 02b7742f4d19631024bd766bd2bb76715780004e.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded

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Published
Dec 14, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
1.7% · 76th percentile
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Action score

35

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.7%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
8.8
CNA · GitHub_M
8.8
agree

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
moonlight-streammoonlight-common-c
moonlight-streammoonlight
moonlight-streammoonlight embedded
moonlight-streammoonlight xbox
moonlight-streammoonlight tv
moonlight-streammoonlight switch
moonlight-streammoonlight vita

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • moonlight-stream moonlight8.4.0 and later · up to 8.5.0 inclusive
  • moonlight-stream moonlight10.10 and later · up to 11.0 inclusive
  • moonlight-stream moonlight0.10.22
  • moonlight-stream moonlight embedded2.6.0
  • moonlight-stream moonlight switch0.13 and later · up to 0.13.3 inclusive
  • moonlight-stream moonlight tv1.5.4 and later · up to 1.5.27 inclusive
  • moonlight-stream moonlight vita0.9.2 and later · up to 0.9.3 inclusive
  • moonlight-stream moonlight xbox1.12.0 and later · up to 1.14.40 inclusive
  • moonlight-stream moonlight-common-c2022-11-04 and later · before 2023-10-06

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • moonlight-stream moonlight-common-c

    • >= 50c0a51b10ecc5b3415ea78c21d96d679e2288f9, < 02b7742f4d19631024bd766bd2bb76715780004eaffected

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-42800Buffer overflow due to use of `strcpy` in `performRtspHandshake`
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2023-42801Stack buffer overflow due to `strcpy` into fixed size buffer in `extractVersionQuadFromString`
    30Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2023-428000 days apartBuffer overflow due to use of `strcpy` in `performRtspHandshake`
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2023-428010 days apartStack buffer overflow due to `strcpy` into fixed size buffer in `extractVersionQuadFromString`
    30Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Root cause

When data is copied, the source length is not compared with the size of the destination buffer. Excess data overwrites adjacent memory.

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

c
char buf[256];memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);

Fixed

c
char buf[256];if (pkt->len > sizeof(buf)) {  return -EINVAL;}memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

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