CVE-2022-36227

In libarchive before 3.6.2, the software does not check for an error after calling calloc function that can return with a NULL pointer if the function fails, which leads to a resultant NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: the discoverer cites this CWE-476 remark but third parties dispute the code-execution impact: "In rare circumstances, when NULL is equivalent to the 0x0 memory address and privileged code can access it, then writing or reading memory is possible, which may lead to code execution."

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/1754	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.gentoo.org/882521	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/blob/v3.0.0a/libarchive/archive_write.c#L215	Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/V67OO2UUQAUJS3IK4JZPF6F3LUCBU6IS/	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00034.html	Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:libarchive:libarchive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:::::::*

Information

Published : 2022-11-21 18:15

Updated : 2023-02-06 06:31

NVD link : CVE-2022-36227

Mitre link : CVE-2022-36227

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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Products Affected

debian

debian_linux

libarchive

libarchive

fedoraproject

fedora

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