CVE-2023-4016

low-risk
Published 2023-08-02

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.01% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
2
CVSS 2.5/10 Low
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (2)

Procps

Affected Vendors

13
/ 100
low-risk
Severity 6/34 · Minimal
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low