SB2022042628 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 update for xmlrpc-c
Published: April 26, 2022 Updated: June 17, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022042628
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25235)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected application lacks certain validation of encoding, such as checks for whether a UTF-8 character is valid in a certain context. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.