Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-34169 CVE-2022-42920 |
CWE-ID | CWE-20 CWE-787 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
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Gentoo Linux Operating systems & Components / Operating system dev-java/bcel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Gentoo |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU65495
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-34169
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to an integer truncation issue when processing malicious XSLT stylesheets. A remote non-authenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application to corrupt Java class files generated by the internal XSLTC compiler and execute arbitrary Java bytecode.
Update the affected packages.
dev-java/bcel to version: 6.6.0
Gentoo Linux: All versions
dev-java/bcel: before 6.6.0
External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202405-16
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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
EUVDB-ID: #VU69809
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42920
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input within the API. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted request to the affected application, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
dev-java/bcel to version: 6.6.0
Gentoo Linux: All versions
dev-java/bcel: before 6.6.0
External linkshttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202405-16
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.