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    CVE-2023-0179

    A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the Netfilter subsystem in the Linux Kernel. This issue could allow the leakage of both stack and heap addresses, and potentially allow Local Privilege Escalation to the root user via arbitrary code execution.

    Published:Jan 13, 2023
    Last Modified:Feb 19, 2025
    EPS:Mar 27, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.0031
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Codeready Linux Builder
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Eus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux For Ibm Z Systems Eus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux For Power Little Endian Eus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux For Real Time
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux For Real Time For Nfv
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server For Power Little Endian Update Services For Sap Solutions
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Eus

    Exploits

    https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q1/20https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q1/20https://github.com/H4K6/CVE-2023-0179-PoChttps://github.com/prabeershakya/CVE-2023-0179-POC-https://github.com/shakyanayann/CVE-2023-0179https://github.com/TurtleARM/CVE-2023-0179-PoC

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
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