CVE-2023-43641
Versions 2.2.1 and prior are vulnerable to out-of-bounds array access.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.2%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
libcue provides an API for parsing and extracting data from CUE sheets. Versions 2.2.1 and prior are vulnerable to out-of-bounds array access. A user of the GNOME desktop environment can be exploited by downloading a cue sheet from a malicious webpage. Because the file is saved to `~/Downloads`, it is then automatically scanned by tracker-miners. And because it has a .cue filename extension, tracker-miners use libcue to parse the file. The file exploits the vulnerability in libcue to gain code execution. This issue is patched in version 2.3.0.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 17.18% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- lipnitsk/libcue · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
EPSS moved from 18.1% on 10 October 2026 to 17.2% on 3 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176128/libcue-2.2.1-Out-Of-Bounds-Access.html
- https://github.blog/2023-10-09-coordinated-disclosure-1-click-rce-on-gnome-cve-2023-43641/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/lipnitsk/libcue/commit/cfb98a060fd79dbc3463d85f0f29c3c335dfa0eaPatch
- https://github.com/lipnitsk/libcue/commit/fdf72c8bded8d24cfa0608b8e97f2eed210a920ePatch
- https://github.com/lipnitsk/libcue/security/advisories/GHSA-5982-x7hv-r9cjExploit
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00018.htmlMailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/57JEYTRFG4PVGZZ7HIEFTX5I7OONFFMI/Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PGQOMFDBXGM3DOICCXKCUS76OTKTSPMN/Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XUS4HTNGGGUIFLYSKTODCRIOXLX5HGV3/Mailing List
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5524Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176128/libcue-2.2.1-Out-Of-Bounds-Access.html
- https://github.blog/2023-10-09-coordinated-disclosure-1-click-rce-on-gnome-cve-2023-43641/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/lipnitsk/libcue/commit/cfb98a060fd79dbc3463d85f0f29c3c335dfa0eaPatch
- https://github.com/lipnitsk/libcue/commit/fdf72c8bded8d24cfa0608b8e97f2eed210a920ePatch
- https://github.com/lipnitsk/libcue/security/advisories/GHSA-5982-x7hv-r9cjExploit
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00018.htmlMailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/57JEYTRFG4PVGZZ7HIEFTX5I7OONFFMI/Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PGQOMFDBXGM3DOICCXKCUS76OTKTSPMN/Mailing List
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XUS4HTNGGGUIFLYSKTODCRIOXLX5HGV3/Mailing List
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5524Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.