CVE-2023-43641
What it is
libcue provides an API for parsing and extracting data from CUE sheets. Versions 2.2.1 and prior are vulnerable to out-of-bounds array access. A user of the GNOME desktop environment can be exploited by downloading a cue sheet from a malicious webpage. Because the file is saved to `~/Downloads`, it is then automatically scanned by tracker-miners. And because it has a .cue filename extension, tracker-miners use libcue to parse the file. The file exploits the vulnerability in libcue to gain code execution. This issue is patched in version 2.3.0.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 17.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 17.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 17.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Lipnitsk Libcue < 2.3.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora 37
- Fedoraproject Fedora 38
- Fedoraproject Fedora 39
- Debian Linux 10.0
- Debian Linux 11.0
- Debian Linux 12.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/lipnitsk/libcue/commit/cfb98a060fd79dbc3463d85f0f29c3c335dfa0ea
- https://github.com/lipnitsk/libcue/commit/fdf72c8bded8d24cfa0608b8e97f2eed210a920e
- https://github.com/lipnitsk/libcue/security/advisories/GHSA-5982-x7hv-r9cj
- https://github.com/lipnitsk/libcue/commit/cfb98a060fd79dbc3463d85f0f29c3c335dfa0ea
- https://github.com/lipnitsk/libcue/commit/fdf72c8bded8d24cfa0608b8e97f2eed210a920e
- https://github.com/lipnitsk/libcue/security/advisories/GHSA-5982-x7hv-r9cj
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176128/libcue-2.2.1-Out-Of-Bounds-Access.html
- https://github.blog/2023-10-09-coordinated-disclosure-1-click-rce-on-gnome-cve-2023-43641/
- https://github.com/lipnitsk/libcue/commit/cfb98a060fd79dbc3463d85f0f29c3c335dfa0ea
- https://github.com/lipnitsk/libcue/commit/fdf72c8bded8d24cfa0608b8e97f2eed210a920e
- https://github.com/lipnitsk/libcue/security/advisories/GHSA-5982-x7hv-r9cj
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00018.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/57JEYTRFG4PVGZZ7HIEFTX5I7OONFFMI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PGQOMFDBXGM3DOICCXKCUS76OTKTSPMN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XUS4HTNGGGUIFLYSKTODCRIOXLX5HGV3/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5524
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176128/libcue-2.2.1-Out-Of-Bounds-Access.html
- https://github.blog/2023-10-09-coordinated-disclosure-1-click-rce-on-gnome-cve-2023-43641/
- https://github.com/lipnitsk/libcue/commit/cfb98a060fd79dbc3463d85f0f29c3c335dfa0ea
- https://github.com/lipnitsk/libcue/commit/fdf72c8bded8d24cfa0608b8e97f2eed210a920e
- https://github.com/lipnitsk/libcue/security/advisories/GHSA-5982-x7hv-r9cj
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00018.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/57JEYTRFG4PVGZZ7HIEFTX5I7OONFFMI/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/PGQOMFDBXGM3DOICCXKCUS76OTKTSPMN/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/XUS4HTNGGGUIFLYSKTODCRIOXLX5HGV3/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5524