CVE-2023-0687 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-0687

Vendor Gnu
Product C Library
Weakness CWE-120
Published February 6, 2023
Last update November 25, 2024

CVSS base score

4.6/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability was found in GNU C Library 2.38. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function __monstartup of the file gmon.c of the component Call Graph Monitor. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-220246 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The inputs that induce this vulnerability are basically addresses of the running application that is built with gmon enabled. It's basically trusted input or input that needs an actual security flaw to be compromised or controlled.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 6, 2023 CVE published
November 25, 2024 Record updated