Vulnerability · Published Sep 20, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-43617
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity information exposure in the croc package (Alpine). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 44.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. When a custom shared secret is used, the sender and receiver may divulge parts of this secret to an untrusted Relay, as part of composing a room name.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.22 | croc | 10.0.11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-43617 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | croc | 10.0.11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-43617 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | croc | 10.0.11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-43617 |
| Go | github.com/schollz/croc | no fix listed | GO-2023-2072 |
| Go | github.com/schollz/croc/v6 | no fix listed | GO-2023-2072 |
| Go | github.com/schollz/croc/v8 | no fix listed | GO-2023-2072 |
| Go | github.com/schollz/croc/v9 | 9.6.16 | GHSA-hp56-xvf4-g6wr |
| Go | github.com/schollz/croc/v9 | 9.6.16 | GO-2023-2072 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-200