CVE-2023-36377: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in mtrojnar osslsigncode v.2.3 and before allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .exe
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.30% (FIRST EPSS).
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: osslsigncode (Debian:10) 2.0+really2.5-4+deb10u1; osslsigncode (Debian:11) 2.5-4~deb11u1; osslsigncode (Debian:12) 2.3.0-1.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to osslsigncode (Debian:10) 2.0+really2.5-4+deb10u1; osslsigncode (Debian:11) 2.5-4~deb11u1; osslsigncode (Debian:12) 2.3.0-1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in mtrojnar osslsigncode v.2.3 and before allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .exe, .sys, and .dll files.
- Published
- Jul 3, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 22th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-120
Report tools
Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| osslsigncode project | osslsigncode | cpe:2.3:a:osslsigncode_project:osslsigncode |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- osslsigncode project osslsigncode2.3
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:10 | osslsigncode | before 2.0+really2.5-4+deb10u1 | 2.0+really2.5-4+deb10u1 |
| Debian:11 | osslsigncode | before 2.5-4~deb11u1 | 2.5-4~deb11u1 |
| Debian:12 | osslsigncode | before 2.3.0-1 | 2.3.0-1 |
Same product
osslsigncode project: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2025-70888An issue in mtrojnar Osslsigncode affected at v2.10 and before allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the osslsigncode.c compon39Monitor
- CVE-2026-39853osslsigncode has a Stack Buffer Overflow via Unbounded Digest Copy During Signature Verification31Monitor
- CVE-2026-39856osslsigncode has an Out-of-Bounds Read via Unvalidated Section Bounds in PE Page Hash Calculation22Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- Later →CVE-2026-39855Apr 9, 2026 · osslsigncode has an Integer Underflow in PE Page Hash Calculation Can Cause Out-of-Bounds Read22Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:osslsigncode | 2.3.0-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Root cause
When data is copied, the source length is not compared with the size of the destination buffer. Excess data overwrites adjacent memory.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-120 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
char buf[256];
memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);Fixed
char buf[256];
if (pkt->len > sizeof(buf)) {
return -EINVAL;
}
memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Variables and TagsCAPEC-46likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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