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Debian: CVE-2023-52159: gross -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2023-52159: gross -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/18/2024
Created
03/27/2024
Added
03/27/2024
Modified
03/27/2024

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in gross 0.9.3 through 1.x before 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (grossd daemon crash) or potentially execute arbitrary code in grossd via crafted SMTP transaction parameters that cause an incorrect strncat for a log entry.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-gross

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