CVE-2023-4156
7.1
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.43%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2023-4156
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- Debian/gawk—no fix listed
Is CVE-2023-4156 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |