Name: CVE-2023-23457: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2023-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2023-23457, CWE-119, CVSS 5.3, EPSS 0.00031

A Segmentation fault was found in UPX in PackLinuxElf64::invert_pt_dynamic() in p_lx_elf.cpp. An attacker with a crafted input file allows invalid memory address access that could lead to a denial of service.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade upx	Aug 22, 2024	Jan 12, 2023
Debian	—	Upgrade upx-ucl	May 15, 2025	Jan 12, 2023
Suse	—	Upgrade upx	Jan 24, 2023	Jan 12, 2023
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Jan 12, 2023

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CVSS Details

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