What is CVE-2023-36660?

CVE-2023-36660 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nettle_project Nettle, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-06-25.

How severe is CVE-2023-36660?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Nettle_project Nettle

CVE-2023-36660

The OCB feature in libnettle in Nettle 3.9 before 3.9.1 allows memory corruption.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.010 (59.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Nettle_project Nettle — versions 3.9
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Patch)
cve@mitre.org (Patch)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-36660?: CVE-2023-36660 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nettle_project Nettle, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-06-25.
How severe is CVE-2023-36660?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.