CVE-2023-6779

Glibc: off-by-one heap-based buffer overflow in __vsyslog_internal()

Published Jan 31, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.2 High EPSS 3.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
An off-by-one heap-based buffer overflow was found in the __vsyslog_internal function of the glibc library. This function is called by the syslog and vsyslog functions. This issue occurs when these functions are called with a message bigger than INT_MAX bytes, leading to an incorrect calculation of the buffer size to store the message, resulting in an application crash. This issue affects glibc 2.37 and newer.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5611-1 glibc security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-58991 An off-by-one heap-based buffer overflow was found in the __vsyslog_internal function of the glibc library. This function is called by the syslog and vsyslog functions. This issue occurs when these functions are called with a message bigger than INT_MAX bytes, leading to an incorrect calculation of the buffer size to store the message, resulting in an application crash. This issue affects glibc 2.37 and newer.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6620-1 GNU C Library vulnerabilities
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Oct 14, 2026, 10:15 PM
Reserved
Dec 13, 2023, 2:37 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 31, 2024, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jan 30, 2024, 12:00 AM