CVE-2023-52159 Affecting gross package, versions <1.0.2-4.1~deb12u1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-GROSS-6457141
  • published18 Mar 2024
  • disclosed18 Mar 2024

Introduced: 18 Mar 2024

CVE-2023-52159  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 gross to version 1.0.2-4.1~deb12u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gross package and not the gross package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in gross 0.9.3 through 1.x before 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (grossd daemon crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code in grossd via crafted SMTP transaction parameters that cause an incorrect strncat for a log entry.