Vulnerability in GNOME Tracker Miners
CVE-2023-5557
A flaw was found in the tracker-miners package. A weakness in the sandbox allows a maliciously-crafted file to execute code outside the sandbox if the tracker-extract process has first been compromised by a separate vulnerability.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (56.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- GNOME Tracker Miners
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — versions 0:2.1.5-2.el8_9.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support — versions 0:2.1.5-2.el8_2.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Telecommunications Update Service — versions 0:2.1.5-2.el8_2.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Update Services For SAP Solutions — versions 0:2.1.5-2.el8_2.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support — versions 0:2.1.5-2.el8_4.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service — versions 0:2.1.5-2.el8_4.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services For SAP Solutions — versions 0:2.1.5-2.el8_4.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support — versions 0:2.1.5-2.el8_6.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7712 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7713 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7730 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7731 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7732 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7733 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7739 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7744 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5557 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-5557?
- CVE-2023-5557 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNOME Tracker Miners, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-10-13.
- How severe is CVE-2023-5557?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-5557 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.