CVE-2023-22652

Stack buffer overflow in "read_file" function

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 1, 2023 at 11:51 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:35 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibeconf

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
PoC

Description

A Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in openSUSE libeconf leads to DoS via malformed config files. This issue affects libeconf: before 0.5.2.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.5.2? ≤ v < 0.5.2?
Affected range stops below 0.5.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120

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