CVE-2023-4016
3.3
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 1.4
Source: NVD
Description
Under some circumstances, this weakness allows a user who has access to run the “ps” utility on a machine, the ability to write almost unlimited amounts of unfiltered data into the process heap.
Affected (2)
Products: Procps Project: Procps · Fedoraproject: Fedora
Configuration A
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| From 3.3.0 to 4.0.3 |
Configuration B
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| Version 38 |
Related CWEs
CWE-122
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
References (4)
Source: trellixpsirt@trellix.com
MitigationThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
MitigationThird Party Advisory
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