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CVE-2023-2603

Published: Jun 6, 2023Updated: Dec 2, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-190
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 55.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

A vulnerability was found in libcap. This issue occurs in the _libcap_strdup() function and can lead to an integer overflow if the input string is close to 4GiB.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-190

Affected Products

libcap project
oss-projectaka libcap
libcapLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
enterprise linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
libcapLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://www.x41-dsec.de/static/reports/X41-libcap-Code-Review-2023-OSTIF-Final-Report.pdf
x41-dsec.de
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2209113
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IPEGCFMCN5KGCFX5Y2VTKR732TTD4ADW/
lists.fedoraproject.org
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