What is CVE-2023-50628?

CVE-2023-50628 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Libming, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2023-50628?

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

Is CVE-2023-50628 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Libming

CVE-2023-50628

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libming version 0.4.8, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code and obtain sensitive information via parser.c component.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.013 (67.0th 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

Libming — versions 0.4.8
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

pip-izony/pip-izony

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-50628?: CVE-2023-50628 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Libming, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2023-50628?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-50628 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.