CVE-2023-43907

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• 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

0.52% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 42.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

2023-10-01 00:00Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-09-23 16:45Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-09-25

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

7dd23652f8fc4bf4c7f363cc28aacecba9f41ba55b3d20dafeb4f53515c6c251

• optipng.sourceforge.nethttp://optipng.sourceforge.net/
• sourceforge.nethttps://sourceforge.net/projects/optipng/files/OptiPNG/optipng-0.7.7/optipng-0.7.7.tar.gz/download?use_mirror=udomain&download=
• github.comhttps://github.com/Frank-Z7/z-vulnerabilitys/blob/main/optipng-global-buffer-overflow1/optipng-global-buffer-overflow1.md
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-f3389245cehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IBHVG5LDE2K3FZSIK4XFXOUXSE7NZ5JH/vendor-advisory
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-ae05c3bca8https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RCG5CMDT37WCZGAWQNOIPVP4VHGCPUU3/vendor-advisory
• lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-125037736chttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VAB22JXDE7O27DYARZXC7PFUETM5OOT5/vendor-advisory