Findings

CVE-2023-32643

A flaw was found in GLib.

Published Sep 14, 2023 · updated Oct 15, 2026 · gnome glib

A flaw was found in GLib. The GVariant deserialization code is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow introduced by the fix for CVE-2023-32665. This bug does not affect any released version of GLib, but does affect GLib distributors who followed the guidance of GLib developers to backport the initial fix for CVE-2023-32665.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 14, 2023 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A flaw was found in GLib. The GVariant deserialization code is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow introduced by the fix for CVE-2023-32665. This bug does not affect any released version of GLib, but does affect GLib distributors who followed the guidance of GLib developers to backport the initial fix for CVE-2023-32665.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A flaw was found in GLib. The GVariant deserialization code is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow introduced by the fix for CVE-2023-32665. This bug does not affect any released version of GLib, but does affect GLib distributors who followed the guidance of GLib developers to backport the initial fix for CVE-2023-32665.

Affected

  • cpe gnome/glibversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgCVE-2023-32643

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2023-32643

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2023-32643

    A flaw was found in GLib. The GVariant deserialization code is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow introduced by the fix for CVE-2023-32665. This bug does not affect any released version of GLib, but does affect GLib distributors who followed the guidance of GLib developers to b

    nvd.nist.gov

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