openEuler 22.03 LTS update for shapelib

1) Double Free

EUVDB-ID: #VU79635

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0699

CWE-ID: CWE-415 - Double Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in contrib/shpsort.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger double free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

openEuler: 22.03 LTS

shapelib-debuginfo: before 1.5.0-2

shapelib-help: before 1.5.0-2

shapelib-devel: before 1.5.0-2

shapelib-debugsource: before 1.5.0-2

shapelib: before 1.5.0-2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:openeuler:openeuler:22.03:LTS:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:openeuler:shapelib-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:openeuler:shapelib-help:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:openeuler:shapelib-devel:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:openeuler:shapelib-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:openeuler:shapelib:*:*:*:*:*:openeuler:*:*

External links

https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2022-1858

Q & A

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.