CVE-2023-43771
In nqptp-message-handlers.c in nqptp before 1.2.3, crafted packets received on the control port...
In nqptp-message-handlers.c in nqptp before 1.2.3, crafted packets received on the control port could crash the program.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
In nqptp-message-handlers.c in nqptp before 1.2.3, crafted packets received on the control port could crash the program.
- Record
CVE-2023-43771- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:N/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-48148
In nqptp-message-handlers.c in nqptp before 1.2.3, crafted packets received on the control port could crash the program.
- Record
EUVD-2023-48148- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:N/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gm5r-p3x6-43h6
In nqptp-message-handlers.c in nqptp before 1.2.3, crafted packets received on the control port...
In nqptp-message-handlers.c in nqptp before 1.2.3, crafted packets received on the control port could crash the program.
- Record
GHSA-gm5r-p3x6-43h6- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In nqptp-message-handlers.c in nqptp before 1.2.3, crafted packets received on the control port could crash the program.
- Record
CVE-2023-43771- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In nqptp-message-handlers.c in nqptp before 1.2.3, crafted packets received on the control port could crash the program.
- Record
CVE-2023-43771- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:L/A:H/C:N/I:N/PR:L/S:U/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14316-1No score
nqptp-1.2.4-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the nqptp-1.2.4-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14316-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
nqptpopenSUSE:Tumbleweed | before 1.2.4-1.1 | 1.2.4-1.1 |
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-2023-43771 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Mikebrady Not Quite Ptp, published September 22, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 15th percentile. Fixed in nqptp 1.2.4-1.1.
References
github.com/mikebrady/nqptp/commit/b24789982d5cc067ecf6e8f3352b701d177530ec
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43771
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-43771