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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2023-32643

CVE-2023-32643

MEDIUM5.3

A flaw was found in GLib

Published Sep 14, 2023

Modified 1 years ago

Details

A flaw was found in GLib. The GVariant deserialization code is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow introduced by the fix for CVE-2023-32665. This bug does not affect any released version of GLib, but does affect GLib distributors who followed the guidance of GLib developers to backport the initial fix for CVE-2023-32665.

References

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/glib/-/issues/2840

https://https://discourse.gnome.org/t/multiple-fixes-for-gvariant-normalisation-issues-in-glib/12835

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240426-0005/

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32643

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

LowC:L

Integrity

LowI:L

Availability

LowA:L

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

Weakness Type (CWE)

Other

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedSep 14, 2023

ModifiedFeb 13, 2025

CVE-2023-32643 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence