Privilege escalation in procps
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | NO |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-4016 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-787 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
procps Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration |
| Vendor | procps-ng |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds write
EUVDB-ID: #VU79561
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4016
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
Description The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Vulnerable software versionsprocps: 3.3.0 - 4.0.3
External linkshttp://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2230186
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2228494
http://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps/-/issues/297#note_1496932093
http://www.freelists.org/post/procps/ps-buffer-overflow-CVE-20234016
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
