CVE-2023-43620

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Published Sep 20, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. A sender may place ANSI or CSI escape sequences in a filename to attack the terminal device of a receiver.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:schollz:croc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-2400	An issue was discovered in Croc through 9.6.5. A sender may place ANSI or CSI escape sequences in a filename to attack the terminal device of a receiver.
Github GHSA	GHSA-364c-vvqx-446c	Croc sender may place ANSI or CSI escape sequences in filename to attach receiver's terminal device

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.365% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/21/5
https://github.com/schollz/croc/issues/595
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/09/08/2

History

Sep 24, 2024 8:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Schollz Croc

Weaknesses

CWE-116

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 24, 2024, 7:16 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 20, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Sep 24, 2024, 7:16 PM
Reserved: Sep 20, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:44 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:44 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:26 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 20, 2023, 6:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:26 AM

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Red Hat No data

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