CVE-2023-4156

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.

CVSS v3 4.4 MEDIUM

4.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	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
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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gawk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:::::::*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 08:34

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-09-25 18:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 08:34

NVD link : CVE-2023-4156

Mitre link : CVE-2023-4156

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-4156

JSON object : View

Products Affected

fedoraproject

fedora

gnu

gawk

redhat

enterprise_linux

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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