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Out-of-bounds Read Affecting gawk package, versions *

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.06% (26th percentile)
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NVD
7.1 high
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SUSE
3.3 low
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Red Hat
6.1 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS8-GAWK-5821268
  • published 5 Aug 2023
  • disclosed 19 Jun 2023
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Introduced: 19 Jun 2023

CVE-2023-4156 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-125 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:8 gawk.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gawk package and not the gawk package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A heap out-of-bounds read flaw was found in builtin.c in the gawk package. This issue may lead to a crash and could be used to read sensitive information.