CVE-2023-4156 — MEDIUM (4.4)

Q: What is CVE-2023-4156?

CVE-2023-4156 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 (MEDIUM). A heap out-of-bounds read flaw was found in builtin.c in the gawk package. This issue may lead to a crash and could be used to read sensitive information.

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-4156?

CVE-2023-4156 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2023-4156?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gnu Gawk, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora.

Vulnerability Description

A heap out-of-bounds read flaw was found in builtin.c in the gawk package. This issue may lead to a crash and could be used to read sensitive information.

CVSS Score

4.4

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

NONE

Availability

LOW

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnu	Gawk	< 5.1.1
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	6.0
Fedoraproject	Fedora	38

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-125

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4156ExploitIssue TrackingRelease Notes
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215930ExploitIssue TrackingRelease Notes
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-4156ExploitIssue TrackingRelease Notes
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2215930ExploitIssue TrackingRelease Notes

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-4156?

CVE-2023-4156 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 (MEDIUM). A heap out-of-bounds read flaw was found in builtin.c in the gawk package. This issue may lead to a crash and could be used to read sensitive information.

How severe is CVE-2023-4156?

CVE-2023-4156 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2023-4156?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gnu Gawk, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora.