7.5
HIGH
CVE-2023-32636
"Glib Denial of Service Vulnerability"
Description

A flaw was found in glib, where the gvariant deserialization code is vulnerable to a denial of service introduced by additional input validation added to resolve CVE-2023-29499. The offset table validation may be very slow. 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-2023-29499.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Jan. 12, 2024, 10:09 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-32636 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-2023-32636.

URL Resource
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/2841 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://https://discourse.gnome.org/t/multiple-fixes-for-gvariant-normalisation-issues-in-glib/12835 Broken Link
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0002/ Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-32636 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0002/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0002/ Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-400
    Added CWE NIST CWE-502
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 10, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231110-0002/ [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://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/2841 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/2841 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://https://discourse.gnome.org/t/multiple-fixes-for-gvariant-normalisation-issues-in-glib/12835 No Types Assigned https://https://discourse.gnome.org/t/multiple-fixes-for-gvariant-normalisation-issues-in-glib/12835 Broken Link
    Added CWE NIST CWE-400
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnome:glib:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.74.4
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.08 }} -0.01%

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0.35078

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