Vulnerability identifier: #VU66186

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36125

CWE-ID: CWE-190

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Apache Avro for Rust
Universal components / Libraries / Programming Languages & Components

Vendor: The Rust Programming Language

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

Apache Avro for Rust: 0.1.0 - 0.13.0

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External links
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2022/q3/109

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.