#VU76757 Memory leak in libcap - CVE-2023-2602

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#VU76757 Memory leak in libcap - CVE-2023-2602

Published: June 1, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76757
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2602
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libcap
Software vendor:
www.friedhoff.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in the error handling in the __wrap_pthread_create() function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request, exploit vulnerability to exhaust the process memory and cause a denial of service condition.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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