Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-37434 |
CWE-ID | CWE-122 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
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FreeBSD Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | FreeBSD Foundation |
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU66153
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-37434
CWE-ID:
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing a large gzip header within inflateGetHeader in inflate.c. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the affected application, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
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Vulnerable software versionsFreeBSD: 12.0 - 13.1
http://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-22:13.zlib.asc
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?