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CVE-2022-37434
August 05, 2022
zlib through 1.2.12 has a heap-based buffer over-read or buffer overflow in inflate in inflate.c via a large gzip header extra field. NOTE: only applications that call inflateGetHeader are affected. Some common applications bundle the affected zlib source code but may be unable to call inflateGetHeader (e.g., see the nodejs/node reference).
Affected Packages
zlib (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=1.2.11 <1.2.13
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.2.13
Related Resources (36)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/37
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JWN4VE3JQR4O2SOUS5TXNLANRPMHWV4I/
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5218
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JWN4VE3JQR4O2SOUS5TXNLANRPMHWV4I/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YRQAI7H4M4RQZ2IWZUEEXECBE5D56BH2/
https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/75b68c6e4db515f76df73af476eccf382bbcb00a/deps/zlib/inflate.c#L762-L764
https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/1eb7682f845ac9e9bf9ae35bbfb3bad5dacbd91d
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213491
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00012.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-37434
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-37434
https://github.com/madler/zlib/blob/21767c654d31d2dccdde4330529775c6c5fd5389/zlib.h#L1062-L1063
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230427-0007/
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213489
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X5U7OTKZSHY2I3ZFJSR2SHFHW72RKGDK/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/09/1
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/38
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2022-37434
https://github.com/curl/curl/issues/9271
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213493
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PAVPQNCG3XRLCLNSQRM3KAN5ZFMVXVTY/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PAVPQNCG3XRLCLNSQRM3KAN5ZFMVXVTY/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/05/2
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NMBOJ77A7T7PQCARMDUK75TE6LLESZ3O/
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220901-0005/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YRQAI7H4M4RQZ2IWZUEEXECBE5D56BH2/
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/42
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NMBOJ77A7T7PQCARMDUK75TE6LLESZ3O/
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-37434
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213494
https://github.com/ivd38/zlib_overflow
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213490
https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/eff308af425b67093bab25f80f1ae950166bece1
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X5U7OTKZSHY2I3ZFJSR2SHFHW72RKGDK/
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
9.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-787
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-120
EPSS
Base Score:
92.54