Out-of-bounds Write Affecting procps package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-PROCPS-5816467
  • published3 Aug 2023
  • disclosed2 Aug 2023

Introduced: 2 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-4016  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:11 procps.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream procps package and not the procps package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

Under some circumstances, this weakness allows a user who has access to run the “ps” utility on a machine, the ability to write almost unlimited amounts of unfiltered data into the process heap.

CVSS Scores

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