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

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Summary
A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in GNU cflow 1.7. Affected by this issue is the function func_body/parse_variable_declaration of the file parser.c. The manipulation leads to denial of service.
This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-2789. In addition, an exploit is available.
The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Details
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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Website
- Vendor: https://www.gnu.org/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7
VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
05/18/2023 🔍05/18/2023 🔍
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06/10/2023 🔍
Sources
Vendor: gnu.orgAdvisory: 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
Entry
Created: 05/18/2023 14:08Updated: 06/10/2023 18:02
Changes: 05/18/2023 14:08 (42), 06/10/2023 17:55 (2), 06/10/2023 18:02 (28)
Complete: 🔍
Submitter: DaisyPo
Cache ID: 216::103
Submit
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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