CVE-2023-46316 (GCVE-0-2023-46316)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-24 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-02 20:45
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command lines.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-04-22 17:55 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-234 - Failure to Handle Missing Parameter
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| buc | traceroute |
Affected:
2.0.12
cpe:2.3:a:buc:traceroute:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* |
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