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CVE-2023-32643 (GCVE-0-2023-32643)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-14 19:14 – Updated: 2025-02-13 16:54
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Summary
A flaw was found in GLib. The GVariant deserialization code is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow introduced by the fix for CVE-2023-32665. This bug does not affect any released version of GLib, but does affect GLib distributors who followed the guidance of GLib developers to backport the initial fix for CVE-2023-32665.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-05-14 17:30 UTC
CWE
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Vendor Product Version CPE status
glib glib Unaffected: 2.75.1
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