Input validation error in Splunk Enterprise - CVE-2022-37439
Published: August 16, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66554
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-37439
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of zip archives using the file monitoring input. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted .zip file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Splunk Enterprise
How to mitigate CVE-2022-37439
Install updates from vendor's website.
Splunk Enterprise - addressed in versions 8.1.11, 8.2.7.1