CVE-2023-4016
Estado: ModificadaBaja (3.3)—
Under some circumstances, this weakness allows a user who has access to run the “ps” utility on a machine, the ability to write almost unlimited amounts of unfiltered data into the process heap.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- Puntuación base: 3.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.26%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 16
- Fecha de la puntuación: 4/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (2)
CWE
- CWE-122
- CWE-787
Referencias
- https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUETRRT24OFGPYK6ACPM5VUGHNKH5CQ5/
- https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUETRRT24OFGPYK6ACPM5VUGHNKH5CQ5/
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