Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-0699 |
CWE-ID | CWE-415 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
Shapelib Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
Vendor | trac.osgeo.org |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
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
DescriptionThe 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.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsShapelib: 1.5.0
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://github.com/OSGeo/shapelib/issues/39
https://github.com/OSGeo/shapelib/commit/c75b9281a5b9452d92e1682bdfe6019a13ed819f
https://github.com/OSGeo/shapelib/releases/tag/v1.6.0
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.