Buffer overflow in libuev - CVE-2022-48620
Published: March 14, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU87539
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48620
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: troglobit (Joachim Nilsson)
Affected software:
libuev
libuev
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary within the epoll_wait() function. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and crash the application.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-48620
Install update from vendor's website.