ubuntu-cve-2023-43091
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2024-11-17 13:15
Modified
2025-10-24 05:02
Summary
Details

A flaw was found in GNOME Maps, which is vulnerable to a code injection attack via its service.json configuration file. If the configuration file is malicious, it may execute arbitrary code.

Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "affected": [
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          {
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            "binary_version": "3.18.4-0ubuntu1"
          }
        ]
      },
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      },
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "3.18.3-0ubuntu1",
        "3.18.4-0ubuntu1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          }
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      },
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      },
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          {
            "binary_name": "gnome-maps",
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          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
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      },
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      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "gnome-maps",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnome-maps@42.3-0ubuntu1?arch=source\u0026distro=jammy"
      },
      "ranges": [
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    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
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          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
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        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnome-maps@46.0-1build1?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
      },
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      ]
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "A flaw was found in GNOME Maps, which is vulnerable to a code injection attack via its service.json configuration file. If the configuration file is malicious, it may execute arbitrary code.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-43091",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T05:02:16Z",
  "published": "2024-11-17T13:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-43091"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-maps/-/issues/588"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-43091"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2023-43091"
  ]
}



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