SB2024081231 - Gentoo update for protobuf-c



SB2024081231 - Gentoo update for protobuf-c

Published: August 12, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024081231
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-33070)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the parse_tag_and_wiretype() function in protobuf-c/protobuf-c.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, cause an invalid arithmetic shift and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48468)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within parse_required_member() function. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.