CVE-2023-23082

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Kodi Home Theater Software up to 19.5 allows attackers to...

4.6 MediumFix available

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Kodi Home Theater Software up to 19.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to an improper length of the value passed to the offset argument.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Physical
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.68%Down 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2023

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Kodi Home Theater Software up to 19.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to an improper length of the value passed to the offset argument.

Record: CVE-2023-23082
CVSS 3.1: 4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Kodi Home Theater Software up to 19.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to an improper length of the value passed to the offset argument.

Record: CVE-2023-23082
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-27182 No score

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Kodi Home Theater Software up to 19.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to an improper length of the value passed to the offset argument.

Record: EUVD-2023-27182
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xqhf-3qqw-8q2m 4.6

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Kodi Home Theater Software up to 19.5 allows attackers to...

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Kodi Home Theater Software up to 19.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to an improper length of the value passed to the offset argument.

Record: GHSA-xqhf-3qqw-8q2m
CVSS 3.1: 4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-23082 4.6

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Kodi Home Theater Software up to 19.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to an improper length of the value passed to the offset argument.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-23082
CVSS 3.1: 4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-23082 4.6

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Kodi Home Theater Software up to 19.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to an improper length of the value passed to the offset argument.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2023-23082
CVSS 3.1: 4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Kodi Home Theater Software up to 19.5 allows attackers to cause a denial of service due to an improper length of the value passed to the offset argument.

Record: CVE-2023-23082
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

kodi

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`kodi` Debian:12	before 2:20.0+dfsg-2	2:20.0+dfsg-2
`kodi` Debian:13	before 2:20.0+dfsg-2	2:20.0+dfsg-2
`kodi` Debian:14	before 2:20.0+dfsg-2	2:20.0+dfsg-2
`kodi` Debian:10 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs	before 2:17.6+dfsg1-4+deb10u1, plus listed versions 2:17.6+dfsg1-4	2:17.6+dfsg1-4+deb10u1
`kodi` Debian:11 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 2:19.1+dfsg2-2+deb11u2, plus listed versions 2:19.1+dfsg2-22:19.1+dfsg2-2+deb11u12:19.1+dfsg2-2+deb11u1~bpo10+1	2:19.1+dfsg2-2+deb11u2
`kodi` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 15.1+dfsg1-315.2+dfsg1-1build115.2+dfsg1-315.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu115.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu1.1	None known
`kodi` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2:17.3+dfsg1-32:17.3+dfsg1-3build12:17.3+dfsg1-52:17.3+dfsg1-5build12:17.3+dfsg1-5build22:17.6+dfsg1-12:17.6+dfsg1-1build12:17.6+dfsg1-1ubuntu1	None known
`kodi` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2:17.6+dfsg1-4ubuntu42:17.6+dfsg1-4ubuntu92:17.6+dfsg1-4ubuntu102:18.5+dfsg1-0ubuntu32:18.6+dfsg1-2ubuntu1	None known
`kodi` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2:19.1+dfsg2-22:19.3+dfsg1-12:19.3+dfsg1-1build22:19.3+dfsg1-1build32:19.3+dfsg1-1build42:19.3+dfsg1-1build52:19.4+dfsg1-2	None known
`kodi` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2:20.2+dfsg-42:20.2+dfsg-4build12:20.2+dfsg-4build22:20.2+dfsg-4ubuntu12:20.3+dfsg-12:20.4+dfsg-12:20.5+dfsg-1build22:20.5+dfsg-1ubuntu1	None known
`kodi` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 2:21.2+dfsg-1build22:21.2+dfsg-42:21.2+dfsg-4build12:21.2+dfsg-4build2	None known
`kodi` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 2:21.3+dfsg-1ubuntu12:21.3+dfsg-1.2	None known
`kodi` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2:21.2+dfsg-4build22:21.2+dfsg-4build32:21.2+dfsg-52:21.3+dfsg-12:21.3+dfsg-1build12:21.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-23082 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Kodi, published February 3, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.68%, the 52nd percentile. Fixed in kodi 2:20.0+dfsg-2.

References

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