CVE-2023-4016
02.08.2023, 05:15
Under some circumstances, this weakness allows a user who has access to run the ps utility on a machine, the ability to write almost unlimited amounts of unfiltered data into the process heap.Enginsight
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| procps_project | procps | 3.3.0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 4.0.3 |
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian Releases
Ubuntu Releases
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Common Weakness Enumeration
- CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
- CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds WriteThe software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
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