Buffer Overflow Affecting NICMx/FORT-validator package, versions [,1.6.3)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-NICMXFORTVALIDATOR-7830484
  • published25 Aug 2024
  • disclosed24 Aug 2024
  • creditNiklas Vogel, Haya Schulmann

Introduced: 24 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-45237  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade NICMx/FORT-validator to version 1.6.3 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow due to the handling of resource certificates with oversized Key Usage extensions. An attacker can execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by serving a crafted certificate from a malicious RPKI repository.

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