SARA / Free Tools / CVE / CVE-2023-2602

CVE-2023-2602 — A vulnerability was found in the pthread_create() function in libcap

A vulnerability was found in the pthread_create() function in libcap. This issue may allow a malicious actor to use cause __real_pthread_create() to return an error, which can exhaust the process memory.

CVSS
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EPSS
0.01% (top 97.00%)
CWE
CWE-401
Published
2023-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-02T06:26:09.688Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

A vulnerability was found in the pthread_create() function in libcap. This issue may allow a malicious actor to use cause __real_pthread_create() to return an error, which can exhaust the process memory.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
na / libcapNA

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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