Multiple vulnerabilities in XStream
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2022-40151 CVE-2022-41966 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-787 CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available. |
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xstream Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | XStream |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Out-of-bounds write
EUVDB-ID: #VU69283
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-2022-40151
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error if the parser is running on user supplied input. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML input to the application and perform a denial of service attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsxstream: 0.2 - 1.4.19
External linkshttp://github.com/x-stream/xstream/issues/304
http://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=47367
http://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-f8cc-g7j8-xxpm
http://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2022-40151.html
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) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU70527
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41966
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied XML input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a stack overflow error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsxstream: 0.2 - 1.4.19
External linkshttp://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2022-41966.html
http://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-j563-grx4-pjpv
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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
