Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting ntpsec/gpsd package, versions [0,3.26)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
1.23% (65th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-NTPSECGPSD-6101980
  • published6 Dec 2023
  • disclosed5 Dec 2023
  • creditDimitrios Tatsis

Introduced: 5 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-43628  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-191  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade ntpsec/gpsd to version 3.26 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Integer Overflow or Wraparound due to improper handling of certain input, which may lead to an integer overflow condition. An attacker can cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by sending crafted input to trigger the overflow.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1