galois_2p8 buffer overflow | CVE-2022-24988
NAME
galois_2p8 buffer overflow
- Platforms Affected:
galois_2p8 galois_2p8 0.1.1 - Risk Level:
9.8 - Exploitability:
Unproven - Consequences:
Gain Access
DESCRIPTION
galois_2p8 is vulnerable to an off-by-one buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the PrimitivePolynomialField::new function. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS 3.0 Information
- Privileges Required: None
- User Interaction: None
- Scope: Unchanged
- Access Vector: Network
- Access Complexity: Low
- Confidentiality Impact: High
- Integrity Impact: High
- Availability Impact: High
- Remediation Level: Official Fix
MITIGATION
Upgrade to the latest version of galois_2p8 (0.1.2 or later), available from the galois_2p8 GIT Repository. See References.
- Reference Link:
https://github.com/djsweet/galois_2p8/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md - Reference Link:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-24988
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