Vulnerability identifier: #VU77081
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
sysstat
Client/Desktop applications /
Other client software
Vendor: GODARD Sebastien
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the check_overflow() function in common.c. A remote attacker can trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Note, the vulnerability exists due to incomplete fix for #VU69196 (CVE-2022-39377).
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
sysstat: 4.0.7 - 12.7.2
External links
http://github.com/sysstat/sysstat/pull/360
http://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/05/msg00026.html
http://github.com/sysstat/sysstat/commit/954ff2e2673cef48f0ed44668c466eab041db387
http://github.com/sysstat/sysstat/issues/359
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.