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CVE-2023-46316

In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse...

5.5 MediumFix available

In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command lines.

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

0.39%Up 0.3 points since Oct 24, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command lines.

Record
CVE-2023-46316
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-234
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List 5.5

In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command lines.

Record
CVE-2023-46316
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-234
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-50537 5.5

In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command lines.

Record
EUVD-2023-50537
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x3vv-qh4r-crf2 9.8

In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse...

In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command lines.

Record
GHSA-x3vv-qh4r-crf2
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-234
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2023-46316 5.5

In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command lines.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2023-46316
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSVAZL-31746 5.5

CVE-2023-46316 affecting package traceroute for versions less than 2.1.3-1

In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command lines.

Record
AZL-31746
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSV 5.5

In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command lines.

Record
CVE-2023-46316
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-46316 5.5

In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command lines.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2023-46316
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2023-1784 9.8

traceroute security update

Traceroute tracks the route packets taken from an IP network on their way to a given host. It utilizes the IP protocol's time to live (TTL) field and attempts to elicit an ICMP TIME_EXCEEDED response from each gateway along the path to the host.

Security Fix(es):

In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command lines.(CVE-2023-46316)

Record
OESA-2023-1784
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2024:2483 5.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: traceroute security update

Record
RHSA-2024:2483
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2024:3211 5.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: traceroute security update

Record
RHSA-2024:3211
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2025:0823 5.5

Red Hat Security Advisory: traceroute security update

Record
RHSA-2025:0823
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRLSA-2024:2483 5.5

Moderate: traceroute security update

The traceroute utility displays the route used by IP packets on their way to a specified network (or Internet) host.

Security Fix(es):

  • traceroute: improper command line parsing (CVE-2023-46316)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 9.4 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Record
RLSA-2024:2483
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-46316 5.5

In buc Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 before 2.1.3, the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command lines.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-46316
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALSA-2024:2483 No score

Moderate: traceroute security update

The traceroute utility displays the route used by IP packets on their way to a specified network (or Internet) host.

Security Fix(es):

  • traceroute: improper command line parsing (CVE-2023-46316)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

Record
ALSA-2024:2483
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALSA-2024:3211 No score

Moderate: traceroute security update

The traceroute utility displays the route used by IP packets on their way to a specified network (or Internet) host.

Security Fix(es):

  • traceroute: improper command line parsing (CVE-2023-46316)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

Record
ALSA-2024:3211
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2025-1753299555 No score

traceroute: Fix of CVE-2023-46316

  • CVE-2023-46316: parse command lines properly in wrapper scripts
Record
CLSA-2025-1753299555
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2024-0168 No score

Updated traceroute packages fix security vulnerability

In Traceroute 2.0.12 through 2.1.2 (before 2.1.3), the wrapper scripts do not properly parse command lines. (CVE-2023-46316)

Record
MGASA-2024-0168
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13418-1 No score

traceroute-2.1.3-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the traceroute-2.1.3-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13418-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRLSA-2024:3211 No score

Moderate: traceroute security update

The traceroute utility displays the route used by IP packets on their way to a specified network (or Internet) host.

Security Fix(es):

  • traceroute: improper command line parsing (CVE-2023-46316)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 8.10 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Record
RLSA-2024:3211
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:4623-1 No score

Security update for traceroute

This update for traceroute fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2023-46316: wrapper scripts do not properly parse command lines (bsc#1216591).
Record
SUSE-SU-2023:4623-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:4656-1 No score

Security update for traceroute

This update for traceroute fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2023-46316: wrapper scripts do not properly parse command lines (bsc#1216591).
Record
SUSE-SU-2023:4656-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2024:2468-1 No score

Security update for traceroute

This update for traceroute fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2023-46316: wrapper scripts do not properly parse command lines (bsc#1216591).
Record
SUSE-SU-2024:2468-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-6478-1 No score

traceroute vulnerability

It was discovered that Traceroute did not properly parse command line arguments. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary commands.

Record
USN-6478-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
traceroute
Alpine:v3.18
2.0.12 up to 2.1.3-r0
2.1.3-r0
traceroute
Alpine:v3.19
2.0.12 up to 2.1.3-r0
2.1.3-r0
traceroute
Alpine:v3.20
2.0.12 up to 2.1.3-r0
2.1.3-r0
traceroute
Alpine:v3.21
2.0.12 up to 2.1.3-r0
2.1.3-r0
traceroute
Alpine:v3.22
2.0.12 up to 2.1.3-r0
2.1.3-r0
traceroute
Alpine:v3.23
2.0.12 up to 2.1.3-r0
2.1.3-r0
traceroute
Alpine:v3.24
2.0.12 up to 2.1.3-r0
2.1.3-r0
traceroute
AlmaLinux:9
before 3:2.1.0-18.el9
3:2.1.0-18.el9
traceroute
AlmaLinux:8
before 3:2.1.0-8.el8
3:2.1.0-8.el8
traceroute
Azure Linux:2
before 2.1.3-1
2.1.3-1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
traceroute
TuxCare:AlmaLinux:9.2
before 3:2.1.0-16.el9.tuxcare.els1
3:2.1.0-16.el9.tuxcare.els1
traceroute
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
1:2.1.2-11:2.1.3-11:2.1.4-11:2.1.5-11:2.1.6-1
None known
traceroute
Debian:13
before 1:2.1.3-1
1:2.1.3-1
traceroute
Debian:14
before 1:2.1.3-1
1:2.1.3-1
traceroute
Mageia:9
before 2.1.3-1.mga9
2.1.3-1.mga9
traceroute
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1
before 2.1.2-2.oe1
2.1.2-2.oe1
traceroute
openEuler:20.03-LTS-SP3
before 2.1.2-2.oe1
2.1.2-2.oe1
traceroute
openEuler:22.03-LTS
before 2.1.2-2.oe2203sp2
2.1.2-2.oe2203sp2
traceroute
openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP1
before 2.1.2-2.oe2203sp1
2.1.2-2.oe2203sp1
traceroute
openEuler:22.03-LTS-SP2
before 2.1.2-2.oe2203sp2
2.1.2-2.oe2203sp2
traceroute
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos
before 3:2.1.0-18.el9
3:2.1.0-18.el9
traceroute-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos
before 3:2.1.0-18.el9
3:2.1.0-18.el9
traceroute-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos
before 3:2.1.0-18.el9
3:2.1.0-18.el9
traceroute
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
before 3:2.1.0-8.el8
3:2.1.0-8.el8
traceroute-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
before 3:2.1.0-8.el8
3:2.1.0-8.el8
traceroute-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos
before 3:2.1.0-8.el8
3:2.1.0-8.el8
traceroute
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos
before 3:2.1.0-8.el8_8
3:2.1.0-8.el8_8
traceroute-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos
before 3:2.1.0-8.el8_8
3:2.1.0-8.el8_8
traceroute-debugsource
Red Hat:rhel_eus:8.8::baseos
before 3:2.1.0-8.el8_8
3:2.1.0-8.el8_8
traceroute
Rocky Linux:9
before 3:2.1.0-18.el9
3:2.1.0-18.el9
traceroute
Rocky Linux:8
before 3:2.1.0-8.el8
3:2.1.0-8.el8
traceroute
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
before 2.0.21-150000.3.3.1
2.0.21-150000.3.3.1
traceroute
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
before 2.0.21-150000.3.3.1
2.0.21-150000.3.3.1
traceroute
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
before 2.0.21-150000.3.3.1
2.0.21-150000.3.3.1
traceroute
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4
before 2.0.21-150000.3.3.1
2.0.21-150000.3.3.1
traceroute
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5
before 2.0.21-150000.3.3.1
2.0.21-150000.3.3.1
traceroute
openSUSE:Leap Micro 5.3
before 2.0.21-150000.3.3.1
2.0.21-150000.3.3.1
traceroute
openSUSE:Leap Micro 5.4
before 2.0.21-150000.3.3.1
2.0.21-150000.3.3.1
traceroute
openSUSE:Leap 15.4
before 2.0.21-150000.3.3.1
2.0.21-150000.3.3.1
traceroute
openSUSE:Leap 15.5
before 2.0.21-150000.3.3.1
2.0.21-150000.3.3.1
traceroute
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
before 2.0.19-3.6.1
2.0.19-3.6.1
traceroute
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
before 2.0.19-3.6.1
2.0.19-3.6.1
traceroute
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
before 1:2.0.20-0ubuntu0.1+esm1, plus listed versions
1:2.0.19-31:2.0.20-0ubuntu0.1
1:2.0.20-0ubuntu0.1+esm1
traceroute
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 1:2.0.21-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1:2.0.21-1
1:2.0.21-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
traceroute
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
before 1:2.1.0-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1:2.1.0-2
1:2.1.0-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1
traceroute
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
before 1:2.1.0-2ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1:2.1.0-2
1:2.1.0-2ubuntu0.20.04.1~esm1
traceroute
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
before 1:2.1.0-2ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1, plus listed versions
1:2.1.0-2
1:2.1.0-2ubuntu0.22.04.1~esm1
traceroute
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 2.1.3-1.1
2.1.3-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2023-46316 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Buc Traceroute, published October 24, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in traceroute 2.1.3-r0.

References

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