CVE-2023-42118

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

8.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 94.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2024-05-03 02:13Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-03-28 12:04Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-09-06

Assigning CNA

zdi

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-191Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)Base
• CWE-190Integer Overflow or WraparoundBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

2b6f26a2a4dd8e82dab06e5065e6f1ebc40a452a59704eeed65e4a8519c670d1

• www.zerodayinitiative.comZDI-23-1472https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1472/x_research-advisory
• www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/03/28/1