CVE-2023-24056
MEDIUM5.5EPSS 0.03%Published: 1/22/2023Modified: 12/3/2025
Also known as:ALPINE-CVE-2023-24056
Description
In pkgconf through 1.9.3, variable duplication can cause unbounded string expansion due to incorrect checks in libpkgconf/tuple.c:pkgconf_tuple_parse. For example, a .pc file containing a few hundred bytes can expand to one billion bytes.
Affected packages (2)
- Alpine/pkgconffrom 0, < 1.7.4-r1
- Debian/pkgconffrom 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |