CVE-2023-4156
Gawk Heap Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
Description
A heap out-of-bounds read flaw was found in builtin.c in the gawk package. This issue may lead to a crash and could be used to read sensitive information.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 25, 2023, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 4:22 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2023-4156 has a 2 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-2023-4156
vulnerability.
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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-2023-4156.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4156 | Exploit Issue Tracking Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215930 | Exploit Issue Tracking Release Notes Third Party Advisory |
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).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2023-4156 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2023-4156 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-125 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 26, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4156 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4156 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215930 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215930 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-125 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gawk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.1.1 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-4156 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-4156
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.07 }} 0.01%
score
0.31719
percentile