SB2022052520 - Remote code execution in lrzip
Published: May 25, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022052520
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) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-28044)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to a heap memory corruption via the component lrzip.c:initialise_control. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted Irz file, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.