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CVE-2023-0179

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 1.94% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2023-03-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
arbitrary code execution code execution
External Security References
packetstormsecurity.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2023-0179
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
1.94%
Linux

Original NVD Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the Netfilter subsystem in the Linux Kernel. This issue could allow the leakage of both stack and heap addresses, and potentially allow Local Privilege Escalation to the root user via arbitrary code execution.