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This issue is patched in version 2.3.0.(CVE-2023-43641)","status":"published","published":"2023-10-20T11:06:11Z","modified":"2026-08-18T01:17:55.252978629Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:52:40.328856Z"},{"id":"OESA-2023-1745","title":"libcue security update","description":"Libcue is intended for parsing a so-called cue sheet from a char string or a file pointer. For handling of the parsed data a convenient API is available.\r\n\r\nSecurity Fix(es):\r\n\r\nlibcue provides an API for parsing and extracting data from CUE sheets. Versions 2.2.1 and prior are vulnerable to out-of-bounds array access. A user of the GNOME desktop environment can be exploited by downloading a cue sheet from a malicious webpage. Because the file is saved to `~/Downloads`, it is then automatically scanned by tracker-miners. And because it has a .cue filename extension, tracker-miners use libcue to parse the file. The file exploits the vulnerability in libcue to gain code execution. This issue is patched in version 2.3.0.(CVE-2023-43641)","status":"published","published":"2023-10-20T11:06:11Z","modified":"2026-08-18T01:17:55.315480237Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:52:40.328856Z"},{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2023-43641","description":"libcue provides an API for parsing and extracting data from CUE sheets. Versions 2.2.1 and prior are vulnerable to out-of-bounds array access. A user of the GNOME desktop environment can be exploited by downloading a cue sheet from a malicious webpage. Because the file is saved to `~/Downloads`, it is then automatically scanned by tracker-miners. And because it has a .cue filename extension, tracker-miners use libcue to parse the file. The file exploits the vulnerability in libcue to gain code execution. This issue is patched in version 2.3.0.","status":"published","published":"2023-10-09T17:00:00Z","modified":"2026-04-22T14:11:41.407808Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"},{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:54:22.741943Z"},{"id":"DLA-3615-1","title":"libcue - security update","status":"published","published":"2023-10-12T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-03-09T01:19:28.314601Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:11.734021Z"},{"id":"DSA-5524-1","title":"libcue - security update","status":"published","published":"2023-10-11T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-03-09T02:09:54.562511Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:17.892347Z"},{"id":"MGASA-2023-0300","title":"Updated libcue packages fix a security vulnerability","description":"Versions 2.2.1 and prior are vulnerable to out-of-bounds array access.\nA user of the GNOME desktop environment can be exploited by downloading\na cue sheet from a malicious webpage. Because the file is saved to\n`~/Downloads`, it is then automatically scanned by tracker-miners. And\nbecause it has a .cue filename extension, tracker-miners use libcue to\nparse the file. The file exploits the vulnerability in libcue to gain\ncode execution. (CVE-2023-43641)\n","status":"published","published":"2023-10-23T22:05:46Z","modified":"2026-04-16T04:42:55.788139076Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:49:42.263076Z"},{"id":"openSUSE-SU-2024:13319-1","title":"libcue-devel-2.3.0-1.1 on GA media","description":"These are all security issues fixed in the libcue-devel-2.3.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.","status":"published","published":"2024-06-15T00:00:00Z","modified":"2026-02-04T04:13:12.575286Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:36.025801Z"},{"id":"SUSE-SU-2023:4090-1","title":"Security update for libcue","description":"This update for libcue fixes the following issues:\n\n- CVE-2023-43641: Fixed a buffer overflow while parsing a malicious\n  file (bsc#1215728).\n","status":"published","published":"2023-10-17T06:21:30Z","modified":"2026-02-04T04:21:30.344216Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:53:53.440387Z"},{"id":"USN-6423-1","title":"libcue vulnerability","description":"It was discovered that CUE incorrectly handled certain files.\nAn attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive\ninformation or execute arbitrary code.\n","status":"published","published":"2023-10-09T17:24:26Z","modified":"2026-04-27T16:49:13.898724Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:17.305935Z"}]}}