Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size Affecting openbsd/src package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-OPENBSDSRC-6370698
  • published4 Mar 2024
  • disclosed1 Mar 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 1 Mar 2024

CVE-2023-52558  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-131  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size due to improper calculation of buffer size for a network buffer that needs to be split at a certain length. An attacker can crash the kernel after sending specially crafted escape sequences.

CVSS Scores

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