CVE-2023-43641
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.
Published:Oct 9, 2023
Last Modified:Dec 16, 2025
EPS:Oct 9, 2023
EPSS Score:0.74946
CVSS Score:8.8
Affected Products
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Product
Action
Vendor
Debian
Product
Debian Linux
Debian
Debian Linux
Vendor
Fedoraproject
Product
Fedora
Fedoraproject
Fedora
Vendor
Lipnitsk
Product
Libcue
Lipnitsk
Libcue
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
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References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
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Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
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Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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