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cppcheck — security advisory
An issue in Cppcheck 2.12 dev allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the removeContradiction parameter in token.cpp:1934.
- Products
- cppcheck
- Affected versions
- 2.10-2, 2.11-1, 2.11-2, 2.11-3, 2.12.0-1, 2.13.0-1, 2.13.0-2, 2.14.0-1, 2.15.0-1, 2.16.0-1, 2.17.1-1, 2.17.1-2, 2.18.0-1, 2.18.0-2, 2.18.0-2~bpo13+1, 2.19.0-1, 2.19.0-2, 2.19.0-3, 2.20.0-1, 2.20.0-2, 2.21.0-1, 2.22.0-1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2023-39070
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 16:05 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
An issue in Cppcheck 2.12 dev allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the removeContradiction parameter in token.cpp:1934.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-39070
cppcheck
Fixed versions: Not specified
cppcheck
Fixed versions: Not specified
cppcheck
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Complete source record
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