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CVE-2023-4016 (GCVE-0-2023-4016)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-02 04:20 – Updated: 2026-10-14 21:23

Summary

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.

Severity

2.5 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE

CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Assigner

trellix CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard – unranked: 3 records in the last 180 days, 10 needed details

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/…

Impacted products

4 products

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
Linux	Linux Kernal	Affected: 3.3.0 (might be earlier) - latest	guessed
Siemens	SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP	Affected: V3.1.0 , < V3.1.5 (custom)	guessed
Siemens	SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP	Affected: V3.1.0 , < V3.1.5 (custom)	guessed
Siemens	SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP	Affected: V3.1.0 , < V3.1.5 (custom)	guessed

Credits

Michael Berlin, BGU Prof. Oded Margalit, BGU and Trellix Prof. Gera Weiss, BGU

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SUSE-SU-2025:0725-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2025-02-26 13:36 - Updated: 2026-09-20 17:57

Summary

Security update for procps

Severity

Important

Scope

1 vulnerability in this advisory, including CVE-2023-4016.

CVE-2023-4016

2.5 (Low)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Recommended: 51 products

Open the full advisory

SUSE-SU-2025:0741-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2025-02-28 10:16 - Updated: 2025-02-28 10:16

Summary

Security update for procps

Severity

Important

Scope

1 vulnerability in this advisory, including CVE-2023-4016.

CVE-2023-4016

2.5 (Low)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Recommended: 159 products

Open the full advisory

SUSE-SU-2025:20180-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2025-04-08 08:00 - Updated: 2026-09-20 18:09

Summary

Security update for procps

Severity

Moderate

Scope

1 vulnerability in this advisory, including CVE-2023-4016.

CVE-2023-4016

2.5 (Low)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Recommended: 6 products

Open the full advisory

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4016 (CVE-2023-4016)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2023-08-02 05:15 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:45 – Source website

Details

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.

Severity

2.5 (Low)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

3.3 (Low)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

N/A (UNKNOWN)

low

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-4016	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6477-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4016	REPORT

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        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "procps",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/procps@2:3.3.16-1ubuntu2.4?arch=source\u0026distro=focal"
      },
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              "introduced": "0"
            },
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              "fixed": "2:3.3.16-1ubuntu2.4"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2:3.3.15-2ubuntu3",
        "2:3.3.16-1ubuntu2",
        "2:3.3.16-1ubuntu2.1",
        "2:3.3.16-1ubuntu2.2",
        "2:3.3.16-1ubuntu2.3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "No subscription required",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libprocps8",
            "binary_version": "2:3.3.17-6ubuntu2.1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "procps",
            "binary_version": "2:3.3.17-6ubuntu2.1"
          }
        ],
        "priority_reason": "Minor DoS allowing a user to consume memory in an uncommon configuration"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "procps",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/procps@2:3.3.17-6ubuntu2.1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2:3.3.17-6ubuntu2.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2:3.3.17-5ubuntu3",
        "2:3.3.17-6ubuntu1",
        "2:3.3.17-6ubuntu2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Under some circumstances, this weakness allows a user who has access to run the \u201cps\u201d utility on a machine, the ability to write almost unlimited amounts of unfiltered data into the process heap.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4016",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:45:04Z",
  "published": "2023-08-02T05:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-4016"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6477-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4016"
    }
  ],
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    "USN-6477-1"
  ],
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  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
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    "CVE-2023-4016"
  ]
}

VDE-2024-073

Vulnerability from csaf_phoenixcontactgmbhcokg - Published: 2024-12-09 11:00 - Updated: 2025-05-22 13:03

Summary

Phoenix Contact: Multiple Vulnerabilities in PLCnext Firmware

Severity

Critical

Scope

63 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2023-4016.

CVE-2023-4016

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.

2.5 (Low)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Fixed: 8 products Known affected: 8 products

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WID-SEC-W-2023-2853

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2023-11-07 23:00 - Updated: 2026-06-08 22:00

Summary

Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Severity

Hoch

Scope

25 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2023-4016.

CVE-2023-4016

Known affected: 15 products

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WID-SEC-W-2023-3146

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2023-12-13 23:00 - Updated: 2023-12-13 23:00

Summary

IBM MQ Operator and Queue manager: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Severity

Mittel

Scope

15 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2023-4016.

CVE-2023-4016

In IBM MQ Operator and Queue manager existieren mehrere Schwachstellen. Diese basieren auf Schwachstellen in mehreren Komponenten von RedHat Open Shift. Im Einzelnen sind dies: containerd, shadow-maint, shadow-utils, Golang Go, urllib3, procps-ng procps und das HTTP/2 Protokoll. Ein Angreifer kann diese Schwachstellen ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service zu verursachen, Informationen offenzulegen oder Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen. Zur Ausnutzung einiger dieser Schwachstellen ist eine Anmeldung oder Benutzerinteraktion erforderlich.

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WID-SEC-W-2024-0869

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2024-04-16 22:00 - Updated: 2025-09-10 22:00

Summary

Oracle Communications: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Severity

Hoch

Scope

35 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2023-4016.

CVE-2023-4016

Known affected: 21 products Last affected: 3 products

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WID-SEC-W-2025-1439

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2025-06-30 22:00 - Updated: 2026-03-24 23:00

Summary

Dell Secure Connect Gateway: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten Angriff

Severity

Mittel

Scope

304 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2023-4016.

CVE-2023-4016

Known affected: 2 products

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