Buffer overflow in AdvanceCOMP - CVE-2022-35018
Published: November 25, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU69605
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-35018
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 when processing archives. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted archive, pass it to the application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
AdvanceCOMP
Fedora
Ubuntu
advancecomp (Ubuntu package)
advancecomp
Fedora
Ubuntu
advancecomp (Ubuntu package)
advancecomp
How to mitigate CVE-2022-35018
Install updates from vendor's website.
AdvanceCOMP - update to 2.4
advancecomp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only), 2.1-1ubuntu0.18.04.3, 2.1-2.1ubuntu0.20.04.1, 2.1-2.1ubuntu2.1, 2.3-1ubuntu0.22.10.1
advancecomp - addressed in versions 2.4-1.el8, 2.4-1.el9, 2.4-1.fc35, 2.4-1.fc36, 2.4-1.fc37
advancecomp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only), 2.1-1ubuntu0.18.04.3, 2.1-2.1ubuntu0.20.04.1, 2.1-2.1ubuntu2.1, 2.3-1ubuntu0.22.10.1
advancecomp - addressed in versions 2.4-1.el8, 2.4-1.el9, 2.4-1.fc35, 2.4-1.fc36, 2.4-1.fc37