Heap-based buffer overflow in ColdFusion - CVE-2022-35711

 

Heap-based buffer overflow in ColdFusion - CVE-2022-35711

Published: October 11, 2022 / Updated: October 17, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU68168
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-2022-35711
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
ColdFusion

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 when processing GIOP packets. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow in the ODBC server component 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-2022-35711

Install updates from vendor's website.

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