Buffer overflow in Irontec Sngrep

CVE-2023-36192

Sngrep v1.6.0 was discovered to contain a heap buffer overflow via the function capture_ws_check_packet at /src/capture.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (22.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Irontec Sngrep — versions 1.6.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

DiRaltvein/memory-corruption-examples

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-36192?: CVE-2023-36192 is a high-severity vulnerability in Irontec Sngrep, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-06-23.
How severe is CVE-2023-36192?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-36192 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.