Libelfin v0.3 was discovered to contain an integer overflow in the load function at elf/mmap_loader.cc. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted elf file.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-24180 is rated Exploit Available (56.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.23%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-05-03 | 0.39% | 0.23% | -0.16% |
| 2 | 2026-03-18 | 0.47% | 0.39% | -0.09% |
| 3 | 2026-03-15 | — | 0.47% | — |
Full EPSS history (9 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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2.8 | 3.6 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2023-24180 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libelfin), 2 status rows across 2 suites (bookworm, bullseye): open 2. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-24180 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2023-24180 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libelfin), 13 status rows across 13 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 7, needs-triage 5, DNE 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-24180 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| libelfin_project | libelfin | 0.3 | cpe:2.3:a:libelfin_project:libelfin:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/aclements/libelfin/issues/75 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |