GNU cflow 1.7 parser.c func_body/parse_variable_declaration denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU cflow 1.7. Affected is the function func_body/parse_variable_declaration of the file parser.c. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-2789. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU cflow 1.7. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function func_body/parse_variable_declaration of the file parser.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was presented 05/18/2023. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-2789. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

05/18/2023 🔍
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06/10/2023 +23 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-2789 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-2789
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-229373
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2023 02:08 PM
Updated: 06/10/2023 06:02 PM
Changes: 05/18/2023 02:08 PM (42), 06/10/2023 05:55 PM (2), 06/10/2023 06:02 PM (28)
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Submitter: DaisyPo
Cache ID: 18:284:40

Submitinfo

Accepted

  • Submit #149544: cflow 1.7 has a stack-overflow at src/parser.c because of recursive call of void func_body() and void parse_variable_declaration(Ident *ident, int parm) (by DaisyPo)

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