# CVE-2023-22652: Stack buffer overflow in "read\_file" function

- Severity: CVSS 3.3 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.5.2
- Published: 2023-06-01 · Updated: 2025-05-13

## Affected

- openSUSE libeconf: fixed in 0.5.2

## Description

A Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in openSUSE libeconf leads to DoS via malformed config files. This issue affects libeconf: before 0.5.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on openSUSE libeconf, upgrade to a fixed version (0.5.2) per the references below.
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## References

- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2023-22652
- https://https://github.com/openSUSE/libeconf/issues/177
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SMG5256D5I3GFA3RBAJQ2WYPJDYAIL74/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SDD5GL5T3V5XZ3VFA4HPE6YGJ2K4HHPC/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YAYW7X753Z6GOJKVLQPXBDHISN6ZT233/

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