CVE-2023-53156

The transpose crate before 0.2.3 for Rust allows an integer overflow via input_width and input_height arguments.

Published: 2025-07-27 Last update: 2025-08-07 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-53156 is rated Low Risk (35/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.25%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-53156

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 2026-05-23 0.06% 0.25% +0.19%
2 2026-04-12 0.01% 0.06% +0.04%
3 2025-07-28 — 0.01% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-53156

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 1.4 2.7 [email protected]
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-53156

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2023-53156

GHSA-5gmm-6m36-r7jh · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: rust — transpose: Buffer overflow due to integer overflow

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-53156

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2023-53156 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (rust-transpose), 3 status rows across 3 suites (forky, sid, trixie): resolved 2, open 1. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-53156
suse medium CVE-2023-53156 severity moderate: SUSE including 4 source package names (framework-inputmodule-control-0.2.0-3.1, framework-inputmodule-udev-rules-0.2.0-3.1, gstreamer-plugins-rs, gstreamer-plugins-rs-devel), 4 product×package rows across 2 product lines (openSUSE Leap 15.6, openSUSE Tumbleweed): Fixed 2, Known Not Affected 2. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-53156/
ubuntu medium CVE-2023-53156 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (rust-transpose), 5 status rows across 5 suites (jammy, noble, plucky, questing, upstream): DNE 2, needs-triage 2, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-53156

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-53156

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ejmahler transpose >= 0.1.0, < 0.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:ejmahler:transpose:*:*:*:*:*:rust:*:*

References for CVE-2023-53156

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