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CVE-2023-23456 (GCVE-0-2023-23456)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-12 00:00 – Updated: 2024-12-11 19:02

Title

Upx: heap-buffer-overflow in packtmt::pack()

Summary

A heap-based buffer overflow issue was discovered in UPX in PackTmt::pack() in p_tmt.cpp file. The flow allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (abort) via a crafted file.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-08-07 16:19 UTC

CWE

CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds Write

Assigner

fedora redhat root

References

6 references

URL	Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2160381
https://github.com/upx/upx/commit/510505a85cbe45e…
https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/632
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	vendor-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…	vendor-advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
		Unaffected: 4.0.2 , < * (semver)

Date Public

2022-11-24 00:00

Credits

Red Hat would like to thank Chenweijia for reporting this issue.

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FKIE_CVE-2023-23456

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2023-01-12 19:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 05:37

Severity

5.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Summary

A heap-based buffer overflow issue was discovered in UPX in PackTmt::pack() in p_tmt.cpp file. The flow allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (abort) via a crafted file.

References

URL	Tags
patrick@puiterwijk.org	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2160381	Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
patrick@puiterwijk.org	https://github.com/upx/upx/commit/510505a85cbe45e51fbd470f1aa8b02157c429d4	Patch, Third Party Advisory
patrick@puiterwijk.org	https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/632	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
patrick@puiterwijk.org	https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EL3BVKIGG3SH6I3KPOYQAWCBD4UMPOPI/
patrick@puiterwijk.org	https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TGEP3FBNRZXGLIA2B2ICMB32JVMPREFZ/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2160381	Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://github.com/upx/upx/commit/510505a85cbe45e51fbd470f1aa8b02157c429d4	Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/632	Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00013.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EL3BVKIGG3SH6I3KPOYQAWCBD4UMPOPI/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TGEP3FBNRZXGLIA2B2ICMB32JVMPREFZ/

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
upx	upx	*
fedoraproject	fedora	36
fedoraproject	fedora	37

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GHSA-3J7G-922G-J6R3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-01-12 21:30 – Updated: 2024-12-12 03:32

Details

A heap-based buffer overflow issue was discovered in UPX in PackTmt::pack() in p_tmt.cpp file. The flow allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (abort) via a crafted file.

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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GSD-2023-23456

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20

Details

A heap-based buffer overflow issue was discovered in UPX in PackTmt::pack() in p_tmt.cpp file. The flow allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (abort) via a crafted file.

Aliases

CVE-2023-23456

Aliases

CVE-2023-23456

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OPENSUSE-SU-2023:0088-1

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2023-04-11 07:07 - Updated: 2023-04-11 07:07

Summary

Security update for upx

Severity

Important

Scope

12 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2023-23456.

CVE-2023-23456

5.5 (Medium)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Recommended: 8 products

Open the full advisory

ubuntu-cve-2023-23456

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2023-01-12 19:15

Modified

2026-05-20 15:02

Summary

Details

A heap-based buffer overflow issue was discovered in UPX in PackTmt::pack() in p_tmt.cpp file. The flow allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (abort) via a crafted file.

Severity

5.3 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

5.5 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-23456	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2160381	REPORT
	https://github.com/upx/upx/commit/510505a85cbe45e…	REPORT
	https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/632	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23456	REPORT

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