CVE-2023-0687

MEDIUM

GNU Glibc < 2.38 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability was found in GNU C Library 2.38. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects the function __monstartup of the file gmon.c of the component Call Graph Monitor. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-220246 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The inputs that induce this vulnerability are basically addresses of the running application that is built with gmon enabled. It's basically trusted input or input that needs an actual security flaw to be compromised or controlled.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29444
Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.220246
Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.220246

Scores

CVSS v3 4.6
EPSS 0.0006
EPSS Percentile 19.2%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-120
Status published
Products (1)
gnu/glibc < 2.38
Published Feb 06, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026