CVE-2023-24056

MEDIUM

5.5

Description

In pkgconf through 1.9.3, variable duplication can cause unbounded string expansion due to incorrect checks in libpkgconf/tuple.c:pkgconf_tuple_parse. For example, a .pc file containing a few hundred bytes can expand to one billion bytes.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.5

SeverityMEDIUM

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

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published1/22/2023

Last Modified4/2/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

pkgconf:pkgconf

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

https://gitea.treehouse.systems/ariadne/pkgconf/commit/628b2b2bafa5d3a2017193ddf375093e70666059(cve@mitre.org)

https://github.com/pkgconf/pkgconf/tags(cve@mitre.org)

https://nullprogram.com/blog/2023/01/18/(cve@mitre.org)

https://gitea.treehouse.systems/ariadne/pkgconf/commit/628b2b2bafa5d3a2017193ddf375093e70666059(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/pkgconf/pkgconf/tags(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://nullprogram.com/blog/2023/01/18/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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