CVE-2023-6780

MEDIUM

GNU Glibc < 2.39 - Integer Overflow

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

An integer overflow was found in the __vsyslog_internal function of the glibc library. This function is called by the syslog and vsyslog functions. This issue occurs when these functions are called with a very long message, leading to an incorrect calculation of the buffer size to store the message, resulting in undefined behavior. This issue affects glibc 2.37 and newer.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 43.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-190 CWE-131
Status published
Products (3)
fedoraproject/fedora 38
fedoraproject/fedora 39
gnu/glibc 2.37 - 2.39
Published Jan 31, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026