CVE-2023-24056 (GCVE-0-2023-24056)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-22 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-02 15:45
VLAI
Summary
In pkgconf through 1.9.3, variable duplication can cause unbounded string expansion due to incorrect checks in libpkgconf/tuple.c:pkgconf_tuple_parse. For example, a .pc file containing a few hundred bytes can expand to one billion bytes.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-02 15:42 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2320 records in the last 180 days details
References
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