Out-of-bounds Write Affecting glib package, versions [,2.82.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-GLIB-8366874
  • published 12 Nov 2024
  • disclosed 11 Nov 2024
  • credit Michael Catanzaro

How to fix?

Upgrade glib to version 2.82.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write due to an off-by-one error in the gsocks4aproxy.c file. An attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

CVSS Scores

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version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
8.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    None
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    Low
  • Integrity (VI)
    Low
  • Availability (VA)
    High
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None