Heap-based buffer overflow in Redis - CVE-2022-31144
Published: July 28, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65836
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 9.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31144
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the XAUTOCLAIM command implementation. 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.
Affected software
Redis
Gentoo Linux
dev-db/redis
Gentoo Linux
dev-db/redis
How to mitigate CVE-2022-31144
Install updates from vendor's website.
Redis - update to 7.0.4
dev-db/redis - update to 7.0.5
dev-db/redis - update to 7.0.5