CVE-2023-22652

A Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in openSUSE libeconf leads to DoS via malformed config files.
This issue affects libeconf: before 0.5.2.
Classic Buffer Overflow
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
3.3 LOW
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
suseCNA
3.3 LOW
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVEADP
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CISA-ADPADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 21%
VendorProductVersion
opensuselibeconf
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< 0.5.2
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
libeconf
bullseye
no-dsa
bookworm
ignored
sid
0.7.6+dfsg1-1
fixed
trixie
0.7.6+dfsg1-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
libeconf
oracular
needs-triage
noble
needs-triage
mantic
ignored
lunar
ignored
kinetic
ignored
jammy
needs-triage
focal
dne
bionic
ignored
xenial
ignored
trusty
ignored
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-22652
https://https://github.com/openSUSE/libeconf/issues/177
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SDD5GL5T3V5XZ3VFA4HPE6YGJ2K4HHPC/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SMG5256D5I3GFA3RBAJQ2WYPJDYAIL74/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YAYW7X753Z6GOJKVLQPXBDHISN6ZT233/
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-22652
https://https://github.com/openSUSE/libeconf/issues/177
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00016.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SDD5GL5T3V5XZ3VFA4HPE6YGJ2K4HHPC/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SMG5256D5I3GFA3RBAJQ2WYPJDYAIL74/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YAYW7X753Z6GOJKVLQPXBDHISN6ZT233/
https://github.com/openSUSE/libeconf/issues/177