Heap-based buffer overflow in ColdFusion - CVE-2022-35712
Published: October 11, 2022 / Updated: October 17, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU68169
CSH Severity: High
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-2022-35712
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 when processing GIOP packets. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted traffic 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
ColdFusion
How to mitigate CVE-2022-35712
Install updates from vendor's website.
ColdFusion - addressed in versions 2018 Update 15, 2021 Update 5