#VU79787 Heap-based buffer overflow in wabt - CVE-2022-43281
Published: August 21, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79787
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43281
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
wabt
wabt
Software vendor:
WebAssembly
WebAssembly
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in wasm-interp. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow via the component std::vector>::size() at /bits/stl_vector.h 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.