CVE-2023-40968
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in hzeller timg v.1.5.2 and before allows a remote attacker to...
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in hzeller timg v.1.5.1 and before allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the 0x61200000045c address.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in hzeller timg v.1.5.1 and before allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the 0x61200000045c address.
- Record
CVE-2023-40968- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in hzeller timg v.1.5.1 and before allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the 0x61200000045c address.
- Record
CVE-2023-40968- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-45507 No score
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in hzeller timg v.1.5.1 and before allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the 0x61200000045c address.
- Record
EUVD-2023-45507- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-95jx-6mh2-xj7p
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in hzeller timg v.1.5.2 and before allows a remote attacker to...
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in hzeller timg v.1.5.2 and before allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the 0x61200000045c address.
- Record
GHSA-95jx-6mh2-xj7p- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-40968
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in hzeller timg v.1.5.1 and before allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the 0x61200000045c address.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-40968- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-40968
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in hzeller timg v.1.5.1 and before allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the 0x61200000045c address.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40968- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in hzeller timg v.1.5.1 and before allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the 0x61200000045c address.
- Record
CVE-2023-40968- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
timgDebian:12 |
before 1.4.5-1+deb12u1, plus listed versions 1.4.5-1 |
1.4.5-1+deb12u1 |
timgDebian:13 |
before 1.5.2-1 | 1.5.2-1 |
timgDebian:14 |
before 1.5.2-1 | 1.5.2-1 |
timgUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.2-21.4.3-1 |
None known |
timgUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.5-1build11.5.2-11.5.2-1build11.5.2-1build2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-40968 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Hzeller Timg, published September 1, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.09%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in timg 1.4.5-1+deb12u1.
References
github.com/hzeller/timg/issues/115
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40968
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-40968
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-40968
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40968