CVE-2022-39046
August 31, 2022
An issue was discovered in the GNU C Library (glibc) 2.36. When the syslog function is passed a crafted input string larger than 1024 bytes, it reads uninitialized memory from the heap and prints it to the target log file, potentially revealing a portion of the contents of the heap.
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Availability
NONE
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
User Interaction
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
EPSS
Base Score:
0.55
