#VU62753 Heap-based buffer overflow in Avaya products - CVE-2022-29860
Published: May 3, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62753
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29860
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ERS3500
ERS3600
ERS4900
ERS5900
ERS3500
ERS3600
ERS4900
ERS5900
Software vendor:
Avaya
Avaya
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the process handling POST requests on the web server does not properly validate the NanoSSL return values. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger 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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.