CVE-2023-0687

4.6MEDIUM

Key Information

Vendor
Gnu
Status
C Library
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 February 2023

Summary

A vulnerability was found in GNU C Library 2.38. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function __monstartup of the file gmon.c of the component Call Graph Monitor. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-220246 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The inputs that induce this vulnerability are basically addresses of the running application that is built with gmon enabled. It's basically trusted input or input that needs an actual security flaw to be compromised or controlled.

Affected Version(s)

C Library = 2.38

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.6
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Risk change from: 9.8 to: 4.6 - (MEDIUM)

  • Risk change from: 9.8 to: 4.6 - (MEDIUM)

  • Vulnerability published.

  • Vulnerability Reserved.

Collectors

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