Vulnerability · Published Mar 15, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-28371
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the stellarium package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 24.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In Stellarium through 1.2, attackers can write to files that are typically unintended, such as ones with absolute pathnames or .. directory traversal.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | stellarium | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28371 |
| Debian:13 | stellarium | 23.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28371 |
| Debian:14 | stellarium | 23.3-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-28371 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | stellarium | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28371 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | stellarium | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28371 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | stellarium | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28371 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | stellarium | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28371 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | stellarium | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-28371 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/Stellarium/stellarium/commit/1261f74dc4aa6bbd01ab514343424097f8cf46b7
- https://github.com/Stellarium/stellarium/commit/eba61df3b38605befcb43687a4c0a159dbc0c5cb
- https://github.com/Stellarium/stellarium/commit/787a894897b7872ae96e6f5804a182210edd5c78
- FEDORA-2023-57f5e7c000 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-b7e90bc682 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-2cf272ad72 vendor-advisory