gsd-2023-4016
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:20
Details
Under some circumstances, this weakness allows a user who has access to run the “ps” utility on a machine, the ability to write almost unlimited amounts of unfiltered data into the process heap.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2023-4016


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