#VU69582 NULL pointer dereference in libarchive - CVE-2022-36227 

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#VU69582 NULL pointer dereference in libarchive - CVE-2022-36227

Published: November 24, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU69582
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36227
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libarchive
Software vendor:
libarchive

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in libarchive. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted archive to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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