medium5.5
CVE-2023-24056
In pkgconf through 1.9.3, variable duplication can cause unbounded string expansion due to incorrect checks in libpkgconf/tuple.c:pkgconf_tuple_parse.
Impact
In pkgconf through 1.9.3, variable duplication can cause unbounded string expansion due to incorrect checks in libpkgconf/tuple.c:pkgconf_tuple_parse. For example, a .pc file containing a few hundred bytes can expand to one billion bytes.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Pkgconf | Pkgconf | through 1.9.3 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://gitea.treehouse.systems/ariadne/pkgconf/commit/628b2b2bafa5d3a2017193ddf375093e70666059
- https://github.com/pkgconf/pkgconf/tags
- https://nullprogram.com/blog/2023/01/18/
- https://gitea.treehouse.systems/ariadne/pkgconf/commit/628b2b2bafa5d3a2017193ddf375093e70666059
- https://github.com/pkgconf/pkgconf/tags
- https://nullprogram.com/blog/2023/01/18/