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CVE-2023-46586: 
Linux Debian vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-46586 affects weborf versions 0.17, 0.18, 0.19, and 0.20 (before 1.0). The vulnerability stems from a lack of '\0' termination of the path for CGI scripts due to misuse of strncpy function (NVD). The issue was discovered and disclosed in October 2024.

Technical details

The vulnerability exists in the cgi.c file where strncpy is misused, leading to unterminated buffer issues when handling CGI script paths. The severity of this vulnerability is rated as CRITICAL with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 9.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could potentially allow remote attackers to exploit the unterminated buffer condition, leading to high confidentiality and availability impacts on affected systems (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The issue has been fixed in weborf version 1.0. Users are advised to upgrade to this version. The fix involves correcting the buffer termination issue in the CGI script path handling (GitHub Commit).

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Source: This report was generated using AI

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