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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-31981
CVE-2023-31981:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Sngrep v1.6.0 contains a stack buffer overflow vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-31981. The vulnerability was discovered in the packetsetpayload function located at /src/packet.c. This security issue affects version 1.6.0 of the sngrep software package (NVD, CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a stack buffer overflow with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.8 (HIGH). The vulnerability's vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating local access, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required. The weakness is categorized as CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability has high severity ratings for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. When successfully exploited, it could potentially lead to unauthorized access, data manipulation, or system crashes (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.8.2 of sngrep. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the risk (Debian Tracker).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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