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CVE-2023-6246 Detail

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow was found in the __vsyslog_internal function of the glibc library. This function is called by the syslog and vsyslog functions. This issue occurs when the openlog function was not called, or called with the ident argument set to NULL, and the program name (the basename of argv[0]) is bigger than 1024 bytes, resulting in an application crash or local privilege escalation. This issue affects glibc 2.36 and newer.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176931/glibc-qsort-Out-Of-Bounds-Read-Write.html Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176932/glibc-syslog-Heap-Based-Buffer-Overflow.html Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/3 Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/5 Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6246 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249053 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D2FIH77VHY3KCRROCXOT6L27WMZXSJ2G/ Mailing List 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MWQ6BZJ6CV5UAW4VZSKJ6TO4KIW2KWAQ/ Mailing List 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-01 Third Party Advisory 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240216-0007/
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/30/6 Exploit  Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.qualys.com/2024/01/30/cve-2023-6246/syslog.txt Exploit  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-6246
NVD Published Date:
01/31/2024
NVD Last Modified:
02/16/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.