CVE-2023-4156

low-risk
Published 2023-09-25

A heap out-of-bounds read flaw was found in builtin.c in the gawk package. This issue may lead to a crash and could be used to read sensitive information.

Do I need to act?

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0.03% 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
4
CVSS 4.4/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Affected Vendors

25
/ 100
low-risk
Severity 15/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 10/34 · Low