gross up to 1.0.3 grossd stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in gross up to 1.0.3. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component grossd. This manipulation causes stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-52159. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in gross up to 1.0.3. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component grossd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in gross 0.9.3 through 1.x before 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (grossd daemon crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code in grossd via crafted SMTP transaction parameters that cause an incorrect strncat for a log entry.

It is possible to read the advisory at codeberg.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-52159 since 12/29/2023. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.0.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-56832). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: gross 1.0.4

Timelineinfo

12/29/2023 🔍
03/18/2024 +80 days 🔍
03/18/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/09/2026 +721 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: DLA 3774-1
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-52159 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-52159
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-257095
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2024 07:52
Updated: 03/09/2026 01:23
Changes: 03/18/2024 07:52 (53), 05/01/2024 15:35 (1), 02/27/2025 15:19 (13), 03/09/2026 01:23 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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