Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 10, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-40216
CVE-2023-40216
Description
OpenBSD 7.3 before errata 014 is missing an argument-count bounds check in console terminal emulation. This could cause incorrect memory access and a kernel crash after receiving crafted DCS or CSI terminal escape sequences.
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17cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:7.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 15 more
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:7.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:7.3:errata_001:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:7.3:errata_002:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:7.3:errata_003:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:7.3:errata_004:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:7.3:errata_005:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:7.3:errata_006:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:7.3:errata_007:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:7.3:errata_008:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:7.3:errata_009:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:7.3:errata_010:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:7.3:errata_011:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:7.3:errata_012:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:7.3:errata_013:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: <7.3 errata 014
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