Vulnerability · Published Jun 1, 2023 · Assigned by suse
CVE-2023-22652Stack buffer overflow in "read_file" function
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity buffer overflow in libeconf from openSUSE. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in openSUSE libeconf leads to DoS via malformed config files. This issue affects libeconf: before 0.5.2.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | libeconf | 0.4.1-3.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:4347 |
| Debian:12 | libeconf | 0.5.1+dfsg1-1+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-22652 |
| Debian:13 | libeconf | 0.5.2+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-22652 |
| Debian:14 | libeconf | 0.5.2+dfsg1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-22652 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | libeconf | 0:0.4.1-3.el9_2 | RLSA-2023:4347 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libeconf | 0.3.8-1+deb11u1build0.22.04.1 | USN-8368-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | libeconf | 0.3.8-1+deb11u1build0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-22652 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
References
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-22652
- https://https://github.com/openSUSE/libeconf/issues/177
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SMG5256D5I3GFA3RBAJQ2WYPJDYAIL74/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SDD5GL5T3V5XZ3VFA4HPE6YGJ2K4HHPC/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YAYW7X753Z6GOJKVLQPXBDHISN6ZT233/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00016.html
- https://github.com/openSUSE/libeconf/issues/177 exploit