VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2023-4156
A heap out-of-bounds read flaw was found in builtin.c in the gawk package.
HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.42%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.42% probability · 35th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- gnu/gawk · redhat/enterprise linux · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4156Exploit, Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215930Exploit, Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4156Exploit, Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215930Exploit, Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.