What is CVE-2023-38850?

CVE-2023-38850 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Msweet Codedoc, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-38850?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Msweet Codedoc

CVE-2023-38850

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

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (16.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Msweet Codedoc — versions 3.7
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38850?: CVE-2023-38850 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Msweet Codedoc, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-38850?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.