high
8.8
CWE
787
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2023-43641: libcue vulnerable to out-of-bounds array access

First published: Mon Oct 09 2023(Updated: )

libcue provides an API for parsing and extracting data from CUE sheets. Versions 2.2.1 and prior are vulnerable to out-of-bounds array access. A user of the GNOME desktop environment can be exploited by downloading a cue sheet from a malicious webpage. Because the file is saved to `~/Downloads`, it is then automatically scanned by tracker-miners. And because it has a .cue filename extension, tracker-miners use libcue to parse the file. The file exploits the vulnerability in libcue to gain code execution. This issue is patched in version 2.3.0.

Credit: security-advisories@github.com security-advisories@github.com security-advisories@github.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
ubuntu/libcue<2.2.1-2ubuntu0.1
2.2.1-2ubuntu0.1
ubuntu/libcue<2.2.1-3ubuntu0.1
2.2.1-3ubuntu0.1
ubuntu/libcue<2.2.1-4ubuntu0.1
2.2.1-4ubuntu0.1
ubuntu/libcue<2.2.1-4ubuntu1
2.2.1-4ubuntu1
Lipnitsk Libcue<2.3.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=37
Fedoraproject Fedora=38
Fedoraproject Fedora=39
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Debian Debian Linux=11.0
Debian Debian Linux=12.0
debian/libcue<=2.2.1-2<=2.2.1-3
2.2.1-2+deb10u1
2.2.1-3+deb11u1
2.2.1-4+deb12u1
2.2.1-4.1

Remedy

https://github.com/lipnitsk/libcue/commit/cfb98a060fd79dbc3463d85f0f29c3c335dfa0ea

Remedy

https://github.com/lipnitsk/libcue/commit/fdf72c8bded8d24cfa0608b8e97f2eed210a920e

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2023-43641?

    CVE-2023-43641 is a vulnerability in libcue 2.2.1 and prior that allows for out-of-bounds array access.

  • How does CVE-2023-43641 affect users?

    Users of the GNOME desktop environment can be exploited by downloading a cue sheet from a malicious webpage.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-43641?

    The severity of CVE-2023-43641 is rated as high with a CVSS score of 8.8.

  • Which versions of libcue are affected by CVE-2023-43641?

    Versions 2.2.1 and prior of libcue are affected by CVE-2023-43641.

  • How can CVE-2023-43641 be fixed?

    To fix CVE-2023-43641, users should update to version 2.2.1-2ubuntu0.1 or later of libcue.

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