Vulnerability · Published Sep 20, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-43621
Medium 4.7
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw 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 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.5% 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. The shared secret, located on a command line, can be read by local users who list all processes and their arguments.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.22 | croc | 10.0.11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-43621 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | croc | 10.0.11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-43621 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | croc | 10.0.11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-43621 |
| Go | github.com/schollz/croc | no fix listed | GO-2023-2069 |
| Go | github.com/schollz/croc/v6 | no fix listed | GO-2023-2069 |
| Go | github.com/schollz/croc/v8 | no fix listed | GO-2023-2069 |
| Go | github.com/schollz/croc/v9 | 9.6.16 | GHSA-7g3v-4ggr-xvjf |
| Go | github.com/schollz/croc/v9 | 9.6.16 | GO-2023-2069 |