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Vulnerability · Published Jun 1, 2023 · Assigned by suse

CVE-2023-22652Stack buffer overflow in "read_file" function

Low 3.3

In plain English

A low-severity buffer overflow in libeconf from openSUSE. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in openSUSE libeconf leads to DoS via malformed config files. This issue affects libeconf: before 0.5.2.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux:9libeconf0.4.1-3.el9_2ALSA-2023:4347
Debian:12libeconf0.5.1+dfsg1-1+deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-22652
Debian:13libeconf0.5.2+dfsg1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-22652
Debian:14libeconf0.5.2+dfsg1-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-22652
Rocky Linux:9libeconf0:0.4.1-3.el9_2RLSA-2023:4347
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlibeconf0.3.8-1+deb11u1build0.22.04.1USN-8368-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlibeconf0.3.8-1+deb11u1build0.22.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22652

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
openSUSE libeconf ? – before 0.5.2

Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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