Vulnerability · Published Jun 14, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-34824
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds write in the fdkaac package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
fdkaac before 1.0.5 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow in caf_info function in caf_reader.c.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | fdkaac | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34824 |
| Debian:13 | fdkaac | 1.0.6-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34824 |
| Debian:14 | fdkaac | 1.0.6-0.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-34824 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | fdkaac | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-34824 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | fdkaac | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-34824 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | fdkaac | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-34824 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H