Buffer overflow in APC products - CVE-2022-22805

 

Buffer overflow in APC products - CVE-2022-22805

Published: March 9, 2022 / Updated: March 15, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU61209
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22805
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: APC
Affected software:
SMT Series
SMC Series
SMTL Series
SCL Series
SMX Series

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within TLS in SmartConnect feature. A remote attacker can trigger 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-2022-22805

Install update from vendor's website.

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