Infinite loop in file-type - CVE-2022-36313

 

Infinite loop in file-type - CVE-2022-36313

Published: February 9, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU72101
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36313
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when handling MKV files. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted MKV file to the application, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


Affected software

file-type
QRadar Suite
IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management
JBoss Data Grid
IBM App Connect Enterprise

How to mitigate CVE-2022-36313

Install updates from vendor's website.

file-type - addressed in versions 16.5.4, 17.1.3
QRadar Suite - update to 1.10.17.0
IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management - update to 2.3.8
JBoss Data Grid - update to 8.4.1

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