Denial of service in File

1) Out-of-bounds read

EUVDB-ID: #VU80421

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48554

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the file_copystr() function in funcs.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the application.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

file: 5.00 - 5.42

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:darwin:file:5.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:darwin:file:5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:darwin:file:5.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=310

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.