CVE-2023-40216

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    CVE-2023-40216

    Published: 10 Aug 2023Last Modified: 11 Feb 2026

    Summary:

    Details: OpenBSD 7.3 before errata 014 is missing an argument-count bounds check in console terminal emulation. This could cause incorrect memory access and a kernel crash after receiving crafted DCS or CSI terminal escape sequences.

    References: https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.3/common/014_wscons.patch.sig, https://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/7.3/common/014_wscons.patch.sig, https://github.com/openbsd/src/commit/9d3f688f46eba347e96ff0ae9506ef2061622e0c

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -9d3f688f46eba347e96ff0ae9506ef2061622e0c

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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