CVE-2023-38850 : Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Michaelrsweet codedoc v.3.7 allows an attacker

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Michaelrsweet codedoc v.3.7 allows an attacker to cause a denial of service via the codedoc.c:1742 comppnent.

Published 2023-08-15 17:15:10

Updated 2023-08-22 13:30:26

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2023-38850

Msweet » Codedoc » Version: 3.7
cpe:2.3:a:msweet:codedoc:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.03%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 6 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
5.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	1.8	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

https://github.com/michaelrsweet/codedoc/issues/15

AddressSanitizer: heap-buffer-overflow · Issue #15 · michaelrsweet/codedoc · GitHub
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