openEuler update for woodstox-core

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU71586

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40152

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 within the Woodstox XML parser. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted input to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds write and crash the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 20.03 LTS SP4 - 24.03 LTS

woodstox-core-javadoc: before 5.0.3-2

woodstox-core: before 5.0.3-2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:openeuler:20.03:LTS SP4:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:openeuler:22.03:LTS SP1:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:openeuler:22.03:LTS SP3:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:openeuler:woodstox-core-javadoc:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:openeuler:woodstox-core:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*

External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2024-2378

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.