CVE-2023-43641
HIGHEPSS 97th pctlDescription
libcue provides an API for parsing and extracting data from CUE sheets. Versions 2.2.1 and prior are vulnerable to out-of-bounds array access. A user of the GNOME desktop environment can be exploited by downloading a cue sheet from a malicious webpage. Because the file is saved to `~/Downloads`, it is then automatically scanned by tracker-miners. And because it has a .cue filename extension, tracker-miners use libcue to parse the file. The file exploits the vulnerability in libcue to gain code execution. This issue is patched in version 2.3.0.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176128/libcue-2.2.1-Out-Of-Bounds-Access.html
- https://github.blog/2023-10-09-coordinated-disclosure-1-click-rce-on-gnome-cve-2023-43641/
- https://github.com/lipnitsk/libcue/commit/cfb98a060fd79dbc3463d85f0f29c3c335dfa0ea
- https://github.com/lipnitsk/libcue/commit/fdf72c8bded8d24cfa0608b8e97f2eed210a920e
- https://github.com/lipnitsk/libcue/security/advisories/GHSA-5982-x7hv-r9cj
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00018.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/57JEYTRFG4PVGZZ7HIEFTX5I7OONFFMI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PGQOMFDBXGM3DOICCXKCUS76OTKTSPMN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XUS4HTNGGGUIFLYSKTODCRIOXLX5HGV3/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5524
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