Denial of service in GNOME Nautilus



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-37290
CWE-ID CWE-476
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Nautilus
Client/Desktop applications / File managers, FTP clients

Vendor Gnome Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) NULL pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU70096

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-37290

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the get_basename() function when parsing .zip files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Nautilus: 40 - 42.2

CPE2.3 External links

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/-/issues/2376
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/-/tree/master
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/nautilus/-/merge_requests/1001


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.



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