GHSA-5vcv-6vgq-2qr6

GHSA-5vcv-6vgq-2qr6 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published March 1, 2023

There are buffer overflow vulnerabilities in multiple underlying operating system processes that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution by sending specially crafted packets via the PAPI protocol. Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities result in the ability to execute arbitrary code as a privileged user on the underlying operating system.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

9.800000190734863

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Timeline

Mar 1, 2023 CVE Published
Apr 10, 2026 Security Advisory

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vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-5vcv-6vgq-2qr6
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-5vcv-6vgq-2qr6

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  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/GHSA-5vcv-6vgq-2qr6/fixes/registry"

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