CVE-2023-43782 — Cadence through 0

Cadence through 0.9.2 2023-08-21 uses an Insecure /tmp/.cadence-aloop-daemon.x Temporary File. The file is used even if it has been created by a local adversary before Cadence started. The adversary can then delete the file, disrupting Cadence.

01What is this vulnerability?

Cadence through 0.9.2 2023-08-21 uses an Insecure /tmp/.cadence-aloop-daemon.x Temporary File. The file is used even if it has been created by a local adversary before Cadence started. The adversary can then delete the file, disrupting Cadence.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

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

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

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

• Published: 2023-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-24T18:19:55.663Z

09References

• bugzilla.suse.com — https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1213983
• github.com — https://github.com/falkTX/Cadence
• www.openwall.com — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/10/05/4