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CVE-2023-32643

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A flaw was found in GLib. The GVariant deserialization code is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow introduced by the fix for CVE-2023-32665. This bug does not affect any released version of GLib, but does affect GLib distributors who followed the guidance of GLib developers to backport the initial fix for CVE-2023-32665.

How to fix

Remediation Available
glib2.0Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6USN-6165-2
Fixed in:2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm3USN-6165-2
Fixed in:2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm3USN-6165-2
Fixed in:2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.6USN-6165-1
Fixed in:2.72.4-0ubuntu2.2USN-6165-1
Fixed in:2.74.3-0ubuntu1.2USN-6165-1
libglib2.0-0Ubuntu
Fixed in:2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6USN-6165-2
Fixed in:2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm3USN-6165-2
Fixed in:2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm3USN-6165-2
Fixed in:2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.6USN-6165-1
Fixed in:2.72.4-0ubuntu2.2USN-6165-1
Fixed in:2.74.3-0ubuntu1.2USN-6165-1
libglib2.0-binUbuntu
Fixed in:2.40.2-0ubuntu1.1+esm6USN-6165-2
Fixed in:2.48.2-0ubuntu4.8+esm3USN-6165-2
Fixed in:2.56.4-0ubuntu0.18.04.9+esm3USN-6165-2
Fixed in:2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.6USN-6165-1
Fixed in:2.72.4-0ubuntu2.2USN-6165-1
Fixed in:2.74.3-0ubuntu1.2USN-6165-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days
32ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 32% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1
Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2015-3113Critical9.8100%KEVFix
CVE-2024-26256High7.888%-Fix
CVE-2020-25687Medium5.987%-Fix
CVE-2009-3459High8.886%KEVFix
CVE-2021-21017High8.886%KEV-
CVE-2020-25683Medium5.986%-Fix
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