5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-23456
UPX Heap-Based Buffer Overflow
Description

A heap-based buffer overflow issue was discovered in UPX in PackTmt::pack() in p_tmt.cpp file. The flow allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (abort) via a crafted file.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 12, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 19, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-23456 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Upx_project upx
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-23456 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-23456 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Fedora Project CWE-787
    Removed CWE Fedora Project CWE-122
    Added CVSS V3.1 Fedora Project AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Fedora Project https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EL3BVKIGG3SH6I3KPOYQAWCBD4UMPOPI/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Fedora Project https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TGEP3FBNRZXGLIA2B2ICMB32JVMPREFZ/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Fedora Project https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EL3BVKIGG3SH6I3KPOYQAWCBD4UMPOPI/
    Removed Reference Fedora Project https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TGEP3FBNRZXGLIA2B2ICMB32JVMPREFZ/
    Removed CWE Fedora Project CWE-787
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 23, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2160381 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2160381 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/upx/upx/commit/510505a85cbe45e51fbd470f1aa8b02157c429d4 No Types Assigned https://github.com/upx/upx/commit/510505a85cbe45e51fbd470f1aa8b02157c429d4 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/632 No Types Assigned https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/632 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EL3BVKIGG3SH6I3KPOYQAWCBD4UMPOPI/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EL3BVKIGG3SH6I3KPOYQAWCBD4UMPOPI/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TGEP3FBNRZXGLIA2B2ICMB32JVMPREFZ/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TGEP3FBNRZXGLIA2B2ICMB32JVMPREFZ/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:upx_project:upx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2022-11-24
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 22, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EL3BVKIGG3SH6I3KPOYQAWCBD4UMPOPI/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TGEP3FBNRZXGLIA2B2ICMB32JVMPREFZ/ [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.12 }} 0.02%

score

0.47914

percentile

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