Multiple vulnerabilities in Eclipse Vert.x

Published: 2022-06-23

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2020-36518 CVE-2022-25647
CWE-ID	CWE-787 CWE-502
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Vert.x Web applications / Modules and components for CMS
Vendor	Eclipse

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU61799

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-36518

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds write and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Vert.x: 4.2.0 - 4.2.6

External links

http://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5029

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Deserialization of Untrusted Data

EUVDB-ID: #VU64152