CVE-2023-24056

In pkgconf through 1.9.3, variable duplication can cause unbounded string expansion due to incorrect checks in libpkgconf/tuple.c:pkgconftupleparse. For example, a .pc file containing a few hundred bytes can expand to one billion bytes...

CVE-2023-24056

CVE-2023-24056 affects pkgconf up to 1.9.3. The issue is a root cause in libpkgconf/tuple.c:pkgconf_tuple_parse where variable duplication can cause unbounded string expansion (e.g., a small .pc expanded to billions of bytes), leading to memory/resource exhaustion. IBM bulletins for Cloud Pak pro...

CVE-2023-24056

In pkgconf through 1.9.3, variable duplication can cause unbounded string expansion due to incorrect checks in libpkgconf/tuple.c:pkgconftupleparse. For example, a .pc file containing a few hundred bytes can expand to one billion bytes...

CVE-2023-24056

In pkgconf through 1.9.3, variable duplication can cause unbounded string expansion due to incorrect checks in libpkgconf/tuple.c:pkgconftupleparse. For example, a .pc file containing a few hundred bytes can expand to one billion bytes...

PT-2023-2539 · Pkgconf +2 · Pkgconf +2

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: pkgconf versions 1.9.3 and earlier Description: The issue is related to the pkgconf tuple parse function in libpkgconf/tuple.c, which can cause an unbounded string expansion due to incorrect checks. This can lead to a denial of service when a...

Cracking Forgotten Passwords

Expandpass is a string expansion program. It's "useful for cracking passwords you kinda-remember." You tell the program what you remember about the password and it tries related passwords. I learned about it in this article about Phil Dougherty, who helps people recover lost cryptocurrency...