CVE-2023-4016

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-4016
StatePUBLISHED
Assignertrellix
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-08-02 05:15:09 UTC
Updated2026-10-14 22:17:16 UTC
DescriptionUnder 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 3.3 LOW from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

EPSS: 0.002560000 probability, percentile 0.160330000 (date 2026-10-14)

Problem Types: CWE-122 | CWE-787 | CWE-122 CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary3.3LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
3.1[email protected]Secondary2.5LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
3.1CNACVSS2.5LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 38 All All All
Application Procps Project Procps All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux Kernal affected 3.3.0 (might be earlier) - latest Linux
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified
ADP Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP affected V3.1.0 V3.1.5 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e cert-portal.siemens.com
procps-ng / procps · GitLab af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 gitlab.com Product
[SECURITY] Fedora 38 Update: procps-ng-3.3.17-11.fc38 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Michael Berlin, BGU (en)

CNA: Prof. Oded Margalit, BGU and Trellix (en)

CNA: Prof. Gera Weiss, BGU (en)

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 161069 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for procps-ng (ELSA-2023-6705)
  • 161168 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for procps-ng (ELSA-2023-7187)
  • 199898 Ubuntu Security Notification for procps-ng Vulnerability (USN-6477-1)
  • 242356 Red Hat Update for procps-ng (RHSA-2023:6705)
  • 242459 Red Hat Update for procps-ng (RHSA-2023:7187)
  • 284430 Fedora Security Update for procps (FEDORA-2023-30c3ca07eb)
  • 379251 Alibaba Cloud Linux Security Update for procps-ng (ALINUX3-SA-2024:0003)
  • 503483 Alpine Linux Security Update for procps
  • 503484 Alpine Linux Security Update for procps
  • 503485 Alpine Linux Security Update for procps
  • 505923 Alpine Linux Security Update for procps-ng
  • 673453 EulerOS Security Update for procps-ng (EulerOS-SA-2023-3041)
  • 673517 EulerOS Security Update for procps-ng (EulerOS-SA-2023-3226)
  • 673607 EulerOS Security Update for procps-ng (EulerOS-SA-2023-3147)
  • 673642 EulerOS Security Update for procps-ng (EulerOS-SA-2024-1159)
  • 673741 EulerOS Security Update for procps-ng (EulerOS-SA-2023-3018)
  • 673829 EulerOS Security Update for procps-ng (EulerOS-SA-2023-2886)
  • 673895 EulerOS Security Update for procps-ng (EulerOS-SA-2023-2905)
  • 673974 EulerOS Security Update for procps-ng (EulerOS-SA-2023-3191)
  • 941410 AlmaLinux Security Update for procps-ng (ALSA-2023:6705)
  • 941432 AlmaLinux Security Update for procps-ng (ALSA-2023:7187)
  • 961076 Rocky Linux Security Update for procps-ng (RLSA-2023:7187)

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