7.5
HIGH
CVE-2023-29499
GLib GVariant Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

A flaw was found in GLib. GVariant deserialization fails to validate that the input conforms to the expected format, leading to denial of service.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 14, 2023, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 27, 2023, 2:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-29499 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-29499 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 Gnome glib
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-29499.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-29499 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2211828 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/2794 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00030.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-18
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0001/

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

Python

Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago
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Born at : Oct. 30, 2024, 1:15 a.m. This repo has been linked 23 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-29499 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-29499 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]

    Nov. 27, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-18 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-400
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 04, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231103-0001/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 25, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00030.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-29499 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-29499 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2211828 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2211828 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/2794 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/2794 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.74.4
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.

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