Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenSSL - CVE-2022-2274
Published: July 5, 2022 / Updated: September 25, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU64921
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:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2274
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: OpenSSL Software Foundation
Affected software:
OpenSSL
OpenSSL
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 in the RSA implementation for X86_64 CPUs supporting the AVX512IFMA instructions. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, 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.
SSL/TLS servers or other servers using 2048 bit RSA private keys running on machines supporting AVX512IFMA instructions of the X86_64 architecture are affected by this issue.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-2274
Install updates from vendor's website.