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CVE-2023-23205 (GCVE-0-2023-23205)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-24 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-12 15:18
VLAI
Summary
An issue was discovered in lib60870 v2.3.2. There is a memory leak in lib60870/lib60870-C/examples/multi_client_server/multi_client_server.c.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-12 15:18 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-401 - Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
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