#VU65759 Out-of-bounds read in GNU SASL - CVE-2022-2469

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#VU65759 Out-of-bounds read in GNU SASL - CVE-2022-2469

Published: July 25, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU65759
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2469
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
GNU SASL
Software vendor:
GNU

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the "lib/gssapi/server.c". A remote authenticated GSS-API client can send specially crafted request to the GNU SASL server, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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