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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (67.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Cflow — versions 1.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/ (Permissions Required, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/DaisyPo/fuzzing-vulncollect/blob/main/cflow/stack-overflow/parser.c/… (related, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/DaisyPo/fuzzing-vulncollect/files/11343936/poc-file.zip (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.