NULL pointer dereference in Nautilus - CVE-2022-37290
Published: December 9, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU70096
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-37290
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Gnome Development Team
Affected software:
Nautilus
Nautilus
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the get_basename() function when parsing .zip files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-37290
Install update from vendor's website.