Croc up to 9.6.5 Escape Sequence escape output

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Croc up to 9.6.5 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Escape Sequence Handler. Such manipulation leads to escape output. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-43620. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Croc up to 9.6.5. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Escape Sequence Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a escape output vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-116. The product prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved. The impact remains unknown. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. A sender may place ANSI or CSI escape sequences in a filename to attack the terminal device of a receiver.

The weakness was published 09/20/2023 as 595. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-43620. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-2400). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

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Croc

Version

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Escape output
CWE: CWE-116 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 595
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-43620 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-43620
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-240020
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/20/2023 09:44
Updated: 08/12/2025 12:27
Changes: 09/20/2023 09:44 (36), 10/13/2023 11:21 (1), 10/13/2023 11:29 (11), 08/12/2025 12:27 (16)
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