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CVE-2023-30079

A stack overflow vulnerability exists in function read_file in atlibeconf/lib/getfilecontents.c...

8.8 HighFix availableRejected

DO NOT USE THIS CVE RECORD. ConsultIDs: CVE-2023-22652. Reason: This record is a duplicate of CVE-2023-22652. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2023-22652 instead of this record. All references and descriptions in this record have been removed to prevent accidental usage.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

What each source reports

GitHub Advisories Score usedGHSA-hx8x-9x2v-x26h 8.8

A stack overflow vulnerability exists in function read_file in atlibeconf/lib/getfilecontents.c...

A stack overflow vulnerability exists in function read_file in atlibeconf/lib/getfilecontents.c in libeconf 0.5.1 allows attackers to cause a Denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Record
GHSA-hx8x-9x2v-x26h
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

DO NOT USE THIS CVE RECORD. ConsultIDs: CVE-2023-22652. Reason: This record is a duplicate of CVE-2023-22652. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2023-22652 instead of this record. All references and descriptions in this record have been removed to prevent accidental usage.

Record
CVE-2023-30079
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-34512 8.8

A stack overflow vulnerability exists in function read_file in atlibeconf/lib/getfilecontents.c in libeconf 0.5.1 allows attackers to cause a Denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

Record
EUVD-2023-34512
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
NVD No score

Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CVE RECORD. ConsultIDs: CVE-2023-22652. Reason: This record is a duplicate of CVE-2023-22652. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2023-22652 instead of this record. All references and descriptions in this record have been removed to prevent accidental usage.

Record
CVE-2023-30079
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2023:4347 8.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: libeconf security update

Record
RHSA-2023:4347
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2023:5458 8.8

Red Hat Security Advisory: libeconf security update

Record
RHSA-2023:5458
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVRLSA-2023:4347 8.8

Moderate: libeconf security update

Libeconf is a highly flexible and configurable library to parse and manage key=value configuration files. It reads configuration file snippets from different directories and builds the final configuration file from it.

Security Fix(es):

  • libeconf: stack-based buffer overflow in read_file() in lib/getfilecontents.c (CVE-2023-22652)

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.

Record
RLSA-2023:4347
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-30079 8.8

** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CVE RECORD. ConsultIDs: CVE-2023-22652. Reason: This record is a duplicate of CVE-2023-22652. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2023-22652 instead of this record. All references and descriptions in this record have been removed to prevent accidental usage.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-30079
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:13221-1 No score

libeconf-devel-0.5.2-2.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libeconf-devel-0.5.2-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:13221-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:3639-1 No score

Security update for libeconf

This update for libeconf fixes the following issues:

Update to version 0.5.2.

  • CVE-2023-30078, CVE-2023-32181: Fixed a stack-buffer-overflow vulnerability in 'econf_writeFile' function (bsc#1211078).
  • CVE-2023-30079, CVE-2023-22652: Fixed a stack-buffer-overflow vulnerability in 'read_file' function. (bsc#1211078)

The following non-security bug was fixed:

  • Fixed parsing files correctly which have space characters AND none space characters as delimiters (bsc#1198165).
Record
SUSE-SU-2023:3639-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:3954-1 No score

Security update for libeconf

This update for libeconf fixes the following issues:

Update to version 0.5.2.

  • CVE-2023-30078, CVE-2023-32181: Fixed a stack-buffer-overflow vulnerability in 'econf_writeFile' function (bsc#1211078).
  • CVE-2023-30079, CVE-2023-22652: Fixed a stack-buffer-overflow vulnerability in 'read_file' function. (bsc#1211078)
Record
SUSE-SU-2023:3954-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:3954-2 No score

Security update for libeconf

This update for libeconf fixes the following issues:

Update to version 0.5.2.

  • CVE-2023-30078, CVE-2023-32181: Fixed a stack-buffer-overflow vulnerability in 'econf_writeFile' function (bsc#1211078).
  • CVE-2023-30079, CVE-2023-22652: Fixed a stack-buffer-overflow vulnerability in 'read_file' function. (bsc#1211078)
Record
SUSE-SU-2023:3954-2
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2024:2426-1 No score

Security update for libeconf

This update for libeconf fixes the following issues:

Update to version 0.5.2.

  • CVE-2023-30078, CVE-2023-32181: Fixed a stack-buffer-overflow vulnerability in 'econf_writeFile' function (bsc#1211078).
  • CVE-2023-30079, CVE-2023-22652: Fixed a stack-buffer-overflow vulnerability in 'read_file' function. (bsc#1211078)
Record
SUSE-SU-2024:2426-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libeconf
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos
 before 0:0.4.1-3.el9_2
0:0.4.1-3.el9_2
libeconf-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos
 before 0:0.4.1-3.el9_2
0:0.4.1-3.el9_2
libeconf-debugsource
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos
 before 0:0.4.1-3.el9_2
0:0.4.1-3.el9_2
libeconf-utils-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos
 before 0:0.4.1-3.el9_2
0:0.4.1-3.el9_2
libeconf
Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.0::baseos
 before 0:0.4.1-3.el9_0
0:0.4.1-3.el9_0
libeconf-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.0::baseos
 before 0:0.4.1-3.el9_0
0:0.4.1-3.el9_0
libeconf-debugsource
Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.0::baseos
 before 0:0.4.1-3.el9_0
0:0.4.1-3.el9_0
libeconf-utils-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.0::baseos
 before 0:0.4.1-3.el9_0
0:0.4.1-3.el9_0
libeconf
Rocky Linux:9
 before 0:0.4.1-3.el9_2
0:0.4.1-3.el9_2
libeconf
SUSE:Manager Proxy 4.2
 before 0.5.2-150300.3.11.1
0.5.2-150300.3.11.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libeconf
SUSE:Manager Server 4.2
 before 0.5.2-150300.3.11.1
0.5.2-150300.3.11.1
libeconf
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1
 before 0.5.2-150300.3.11.1
0.5.2-150300.3.11.1
libeconf
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
 before 0.5.2-150300.3.11.1
0.5.2-150300.3.11.1
libeconf
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
 before 0.5.2-150400.3.6.1
0.5.2-150400.3.6.1
libeconf
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
 before 0.5.2-150400.3.6.1
0.5.2-150400.3.6.1
libeconf
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4
 before 0.5.2-150400.3.6.1
0.5.2-150400.3.6.1
libeconf
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5
 before 0.5.2-150400.3.6.1
0.5.2-150400.3.6.1
libeconf
openSUSE:Leap 15.4
 before 0.5.2-150400.3.6.1
0.5.2-150400.3.6.1
libeconf
openSUSE:Leap 15.5
 before 0.5.2-150400.3.6.1
0.5.2-150400.3.6.1
libeconf
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
 before 0.5.2-150400.3.6.1
0.5.2-150400.3.6.1
libeconf
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
 before 0.5.2-2.1
0.5.2-2.1

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2023-30079 has been rejected by its source and should not be treated as a live vulnerability, published August 22, 2023. Fixed in libeconf 0:0.4.1-3.el9_2.

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