CVE-2023-42755

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 ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited 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

0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 33.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

Moderate. 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

2023-10-05 18:25Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-11-08 07:10Z10 MO AGO

Reserved

2023-09-13

Assigning CNA

redhat

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

f287cc6d330309ae849bb05e552fc2a4d1badc1cf737366287aa9d2c31bc4db5

• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:2950https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2950vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comRHSA-2024:3138https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3138vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
• access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-42755vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
• bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2239847https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2239847issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
• seclists.orghttps://seclists.org/oss-sec/2023/q3/229
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html
• lists.debian.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html