5.9
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-4806
glibc getaddrinfo Memory Corruption
Description

A flaw was found in glibc. In an extremely rare situation, the getaddrinfo function may access memory that has been freed, resulting in an application crash. This issue is only exploitable when a NSS module implements only the _nss_*_gethostbyname2_r and _nss_*_getcanonname_r hooks without implementing the _nss_*_gethostbyname3_r hook. The resolved name should return a large number of IPv6 and IPv4, and the call to the getaddrinfo function should have the AF_INET6 address family with AI_CANONNAME, AI_ALL and AI_V4MAPPED as flags.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 18, 2023, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 16, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-4806 has a 6 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-2023-4806 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 Redhat enterprise_linux
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_eus
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus
5 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian
6 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus
7 Redhat enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions
8 Redhat enterprise_linux_tus
9 Redhat codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems
10 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems
11 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus_s390x
12 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_s390x
13 Redhat codeready_linux_builder_eus
14 Redhat codeready_linux_builder_eus_for_power_little_endian
15 Redhat codeready_linux_builder_eus_for_power_little_endian_eus
16 Redhat codeready_linux_builder_for_arm64
17 Redhat codeready_linux_builder_for_arm64_eus
18 Redhat codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems_eus
19 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_arm_64
20 Redhat enterprise_linux_for_arm_64_eus
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Gnu glibc
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 22
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-2023-4806.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5453 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5455 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7409
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4806 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2237782 Issue Tracking 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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Updated: 1 year, 1 month ago
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Born at : Oct. 10, 2023, 12:35 p.m. This repo has been linked 16 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-2023-4806 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-4806 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]

    Sep. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/5
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/4
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/6
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/8
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-03
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NDAQWHTSVOCOZ5K6KPIWKRT3JX4RTZUR/
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4DBUQRRPB47TC3NJOUIBVWUGFHBJAFDL/
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DFG4P76UHHZEWQ26FWBXG76N2QLKKPZA/
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0008/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 23, 2024

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

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jan. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240125-0008/ [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7409 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-416
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/4 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/5 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/6 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/6 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/8 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/8 Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5453 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5453 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5455 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5455 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4DBUQRRPB47TC3NJOUIBVWUGFHBJAFDL/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4DBUQRRPB47TC3NJOUIBVWUGFHBJAFDL/ Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DFG4P76UHHZEWQ26FWBXG76N2QLKKPZA/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DFG4P76UHHZEWQ26FWBXG76N2QLKKPZA/ Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NDAQWHTSVOCOZ5K6KPIWKRT3JX4RTZUR/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NDAQWHTSVOCOZ5K6KPIWKRT3JX4RTZUR/ Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-03 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-03 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_eus:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_eus_for_power_little_endian:9.0_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_eus_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.2_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_arm64:9.0_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_arm64_eus:9.2_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems:9.0_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:redhat:codeready_linux_builder_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:9.2_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64:9.0_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_arm_64_eus:9.2_aarch64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems:8.0_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus:8.8_s390x:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_eus_s390x:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_ibm_z_systems_s390x:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:8.0_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian:9.2_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus:8.8_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_little_endian_eus:9.2_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_for_power_little_endian_update_services_for_sap_solutions:9.2_ppc64le:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_tus:8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 05, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5453 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5455 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 04, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DFG4P76UHHZEWQ26FWBXG76N2QLKKPZA/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 04, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/NDAQWHTSVOCOZ5K6KPIWKRT3JX4RTZUR/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4DBUQRRPB47TC3NJOUIBVWUGFHBJAFDL/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 04, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-03 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 04, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/6 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/8 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/5 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/03/4 [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 26, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 22, 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-2023-4806 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4806 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2237782 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2237782 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:glibc:2.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-4806 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-2023-4806 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.11 }} 0.02%

score

0.44921

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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