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CVE-2022-42920

Apache Commons BCEL prior to 6.6.0 allows producing arbitrary bytecode via out-of-bounds writing

Published: Nov 7, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-787
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
2.8%
Top 15.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Apache Commons BCEL has a number of APIs that would normally only allow changing specific class characteristics. However, due to an out-of-bounds writing issue, these APIs can be used to produce arbitrary bytecode. This could be abused in applications that pass attacker-controllable data to those APIs, giving the attacker more control over the resulting bytecode than otherwise expected. Update to Apache Commons BCEL 6.6.0.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-787

Affected Products

Apache Commons BCELApache Software Foundation
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
Red Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Suse Linux Enterprise ServerNovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP ApplicationsNovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Debian GNU/LinuxСообщество свободного программного обеспечения
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
apache software foundationoss-projectUSWeb & CMS Pluginsaka apache foundation
red hat inc.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems
сообщество свободного программного обеспеченияoss-projectOperating Systemsaka сообщество свободного программного обеспечения, fsf
and 27 more affected products View all →

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/lfxk7q8qmnh5bt9jm6nmjlv5hsxjhrz4
lists.apache.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/07/2
openwall.com
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LX3HEB4TV2BVCGDTK5BCLSYOZNQTOBN4/
lists.fedoraproject.org
and 23 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Nov 7, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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