CVE-2023-24056

Name
CVE-2023-24056
Description
In pkgconf through 1.9.3, variable duplication can cause unbounded string expansion due to incorrect checks in libpkgconf/tuple.c:pkgconf_tuple_parse. For example, a .pc file containing a few hundred bytes can expand to one billion bytes.
NVD Severity
unknown
Other trackers
CVE, NVD, CERT, CVE Details, CIRCL, Arch Linux, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE (Bugzilla), SUSE (CVE), Mageia
Mailing lists
oss-security, full-disclosure, bugtraq
Exploits
Exploit DB, Metasploit
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
MISC https://gitea.treehouse.systems/ariadne/pkgconf/commit/628b2b2bafa5d3a2017193ddf375093e70666059
MISC https://github.com/pkgconf/pkgconf/tags
MISC https://nullprogram.com/blog/2023/01/18/

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
cpe:2.3:a:pkgconf:pkgconf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* pkgconf >= None <= 1.9.3

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
pkgconf 3.17-main 1.9.4-r0 Ariadne Conill <ariadne@dereferenced.org> fixed
pkgconf 3.16-main 1.8.1-r0 Ariadne Conill <ariadne@dereferenced.org> fixed
pkgconf 3.15-main 1.8.1-r0 Ariadne Conill <ariadne@dereferenced.org> fixed
pkgconf 3.14-main 1.7.4-r1 Ariadne Conill <ariadne@dereferenced.org> fixed