Vulnerability · Published Dec 29, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-50572
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds write in the jline3 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 17% 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 82.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue in the component GroovyEngine.execute of jline-groovy v3.24.1 allows attackers to cause an OOM (OutofMemory) error.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | jline3 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50572 |
| Debian:13 | jline3 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50572 |
| Debian:14 | jline3 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-50572 |
| Maven | org.jline:jline-parent | 3.25.0 | GHSA-2268-98wh-qfhf |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | jline3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50572 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | jline3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50572 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | jline3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50572 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | jline3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50572 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | jline3 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-50572 |
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