CVE-2023-43641
libcue vulnerable to out-of-bounds array access
HIGH 8.8EPSS 17.2%
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.
- Affected
- lipnitsk · libcue
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 8.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS
- 17.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 97th percentile
- Published
- 2023-10-09
- Updated
- 2025-12-16
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
Exploit collections (1)
- libcue/track_set_index_CVE-2023-43641github/securitylab
Security advisories
- https://github.blog/2023-10-09-coordinated-disclosure-1-click-rce-on-gnome-cve-2023-43641
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5524
- lipnitsk/libcue/commit/cfb98a060fd79dbc3463d85f0f29c3c335dfa0ea