CVE-2023-32643 (GCVE-0-2023-32643)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-14 19:14 – Updated: 2026-10-14 23:17
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A flaw was found in GLib. The GVariant deserialization code is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow introduced by the fix for CVE-2023-32665. This bug does not affect any released version of GLib, but does affect GLib distributors who followed the guidance of GLib developers to backport the initial fix for CVE-2023-32665.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-05-14 17:30 UTC
CWE
Assigner
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Impacted products
4 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| glib | glib |
Unaffected:
2.75.1
|
guessed | |
| Siemens | SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP |
Affected:
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(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 |
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