VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2023-4156

CVSS score4.4 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.41%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2023-09-25

Last modified2026-06-17

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

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.

Weakness classification

secalert@redhat.com: CWE-125
nvd@nist.gov: CWE-125

Primary references

secalert@redhat.com — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory