Vulnerability in Gnu Cflow

CVE-2023-2789

A vulnerability was found in GNU cflow 1.7. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function func_body/parse_variable_declaration of the file parser.c. The manipulation leads to denial of service. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-229373 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

EPSS: 0.012 (66.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cna@vuldb.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
  • cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
  • cna@vuldb.com (related, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
  • cna@vuldb.com (Exploit, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2789?
CVE-2023-2789 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gnu Cflow, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2023-05-18.
How severe is CVE-2023-2789?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.