Heap-based buffer overflow in MariaDB - CVE-2022-24052
Published: February 12, 2022 / Updated: February 16, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60553
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24052
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: MariaDB Foundation
Affected software:
MariaDB
MariaDB
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the storage engine when processing CONNECT requests. A remote user can send a specially crafted SQL query to the database instance, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-24052
Install update from vendor's website.