Out-of-bounds Write Affecting xstream package, versions <1.4.20-150200.3.25.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.85% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES153-XSTREAM-5296479
  • published30 Mar 2023
  • disclosed29 Mar 2023

Introduced: 29 Mar 2023

CVE-2022-40151  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 xstream to version 1.4.20-150200.3.25.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xstream package and not the xstream package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.3 relevant fixed versions and status.

Those using Xstream to seralize XML data may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stackoverflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack.

CVSS Scores

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