Improper Input Validation Affecting capnproto/capnproto package, versions [,0.5.3.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.84% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-CAPNPROTOCAPNPROTO-2366145
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed17 Apr 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 17 Apr 2017

CVE-2017-7892  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade capnproto/capnproto to version 0.5.3.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. Sandstorm Cap'n Proto before 0.5.3.1 allows remote crashes related to a compiler optimization. A remote attacker can trigger a segfault in a 32-bit libcapnp application because Cap'n Proto relies on pointer arithmetic calculations that overflow. An example compiler with optimization that elides a bounds check in such calculations is Apple LLVM version 8.1.0 (clang-802.0.41). The attack vector is a crafted far pointer within a message.

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