{"id":"CVE-2023-4016","title":"Under some circumstances, this weakness allows a user who has access to run the “ps” utility on a machine, the ability to write almost unlimited amounts of unfiltered data into the process heap.","summary":"Under some circumstances, this weakness allows a user who has access to run the “ps” utility on a machine, the ability to write almost unlimited amounts of unfiltered data into the process heap.","severity":"low","cvss":2.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","cwe":["CWE-122","CWE-787"],"vendor":"procps_project","product":"procps","affected":["procps >= 3.3.0, <= 4.0.3","fedora = 38"],"published":"2023-08-02","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T22:17:16.850","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4016","references":[{"url":"https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps","label":"trellixpsirt@trellix.com"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUETRRT24OFGPYK6ACPM5VUGHNKH5CQ5/","label":"trellixpsirt@trellix.com"},{"url":"https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SUETRRT24OFGPYK6ACPM5VUGHNKH5CQ5/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html","label":"0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00256,"epssPercentile":0.16033,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-14T23:00:02.001Z","slug":"CVE-2023-4016","body":"## Overview\n\nUnder some circumstances, this weakness allows a user who has access to run the “ps” utility on a machine, the ability to write almost unlimited amounts of unfiltered data into the process heap.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `procps >= 3.3.0, <= 4.0.3`\n- `fedora = 38`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":14,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":13.8,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}