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CVE-2023-4016
August 02, 2023
Under some circumstances, this weakness allows a user who has access to run the “ps” utility on a machine, the ability to write almost unlimited amounts of unfiltered data into the process heap.
Related Resources (4)
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2023-4016
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-4016
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUETRRT24OFGPYK6ACPM5VUGHNKH5CQ5/
https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
2.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-122
Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-787
EPSS
Base Score:
0.01