Vulnerability · Published Sep 20, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-43620
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-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 0.4% (higher than 31% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 69.5% 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. A sender may place ANSI or CSI escape sequences in a filename to attack the terminal device of a receiver.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.22 | croc | 10.0.11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-43620 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | croc | 10.0.11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-43620 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | croc | 10.0.11-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2023-43620 |
| Go | github.com/schollz/croc | no fix listed | GO-2023-2068 |
| Go | github.com/schollz/croc/v6 | no fix listed | GO-2023-2068 |
| Go | github.com/schollz/croc/v8 | no fix listed | GO-2023-2068 |
| Go | github.com/schollz/croc/v9 | 9.6.16 | GHSA-364c-vvqx-446c |
| Go | github.com/schollz/croc/v9 | 9.6.16 | GO-2023-2068 |