Buffer overflow in MariaDB - CVE-2022-24048
Published: February 12, 2022 / Updated: February 16, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60555
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-2022-24048
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 queries. A remote authenticated user can send a specially crafted SQL query to the affected database instance, trigger a memory corruption 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-2022-24048
Install update from vendor's website.