Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU67261

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2022-37958

Published: September 13, 2022 / Updated: December 21, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU67261

CSH Severity: Critical

CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-37958

CWE-ID: CWE-119

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 SPNEGO Extended Negotiation (NEGOEX) Security Mechanism implementation. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request to any application that is using NEGOEX authentication protocol, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of the vulnerable system.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2022-37958

Install updates from vendor's website.

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