Vulnerability · Published Mar 18, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-52159
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds write in the gross package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 35.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in gross 0.9.3 through 1.x before 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (grossd daemon crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code in grossd via crafted SMTP transaction parameters that cause an incorrect strncat for a log entry.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | gross | 1.0.2-4.1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52159 |
| Debian:13 | gross | 1.0.2-4.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52159 |
| Debian:14 | gross | 1.0.2-4.1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52159 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | gross | 1.0.2-4ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-6942-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | gross | 1.0.2-4ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52159 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | gross | 1.0.2-4ubuntu0.24.04.1 | USN-6942-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | gross | 1.0.2-4ubuntu0.24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52159 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H