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In libarchive 3.6.1, the software does not check for an...

Critical severity Unreviewed Published Nov 22, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 7, 2024

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

In libarchive 3.6.1, 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 or, in some cases, even arbitrary code execution.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Nov 22, 2022
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Nov 22, 2022
Last updated Apr 7, 2024

Severity

Critical
9.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2022-36227

GHSA ID

GHSA-gpgf-w78r-4pvj

Source code

No known source code

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