Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2022-36227 (CCN-241187)

Assigned:2022-07-11
Published:2022-07-11
Updated:2023-02-06
Summary:libarchive s vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference flaw due to not check for an error after calling calloc function. By sending a specially-crafted request, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.8 Critical (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
8.5 High (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
5.2 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:5.4 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2022-36227

Source: cve@mitre.org
Type: Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla - Bug 2144972
CVE-2022-36227 libarchive: NULL pointer dereference in archive_write.c

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
libarchive-cve202236227-dos(241187)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Type: Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org

Source: CCN
Type: libarchive GIT Repository
There is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability #1754

Source: cve@mitre.org
Type: Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org

Source: cve@mitre.org
Type: Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org

Source: cve@mitre.org
Type: Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org

Source: CCN
Type: Mend Vulnerability Database
CVE-2022-36227

Oval Definitions
Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:7994
P
bsdtar-3.5.1-150400.3.12.1 on GA media (Moderate)
2023-06-20
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:7575
P
libarchive-devel-3.5.1-150400.3.12.1 on GA media (Moderate)
2023-06-12
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:51569
P
Security update for libarchive (Low)
2022-11-23
oval:org.opensuse.security:def:51964
P
Security update for libarchive (Low)
2022-11-23
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