// For flags

CVE-2023-4156

Heap out of bound read in builtin.c

Severity Score

7.1
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

A heap out-of-bounds read flaw was found in builtin.c in the gawk package. This issue may lead to a crash and could be used to read sensitive information.

Se encontró un error de lectura fuera de límites en el paquete gawk de buildin.c. Este problema puede provocar un bloqueo y podría utilizarse para leer información confidencial.

*Credits: Red Hat would like to thank Jiongchi Yu for reporting this issue.
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-08-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-09-15 CVE Published
  • 2024-09-24 CVE Updated
  • 2024-09-24 First Exploit
  • 2024-10-27 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Gnu
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Gawk
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< 5.1.1
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Affected
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
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6.0
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Affected
Redhat
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Enterprise Linux
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7.0
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Fedoraproject
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Fedora
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38
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Affected