Vulnerability · Published Sep 11, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-39070
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the cppcheck 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 21% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue in Cppcheck 2.12 dev allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the removeContradiction parameter in token.cpp:1934.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | cppcheck | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-39070 |
| Debian:13 | cppcheck | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-39070 |
| Debian:14 | cppcheck | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-39070 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | cppcheck | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-39070 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | cppcheck | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-39070 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | cppcheck | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-39070 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | cppcheck | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-39070 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | cppcheck | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-39070 |