CVE-2022-1533 Buffer Over-read in bfabiszewski/libmobi

Medium 6.6 Published Updated

A buffer over-read in libmobi allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted MOBI files.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-1533?

CVE-2022-1533 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in bfabiszewski/libmobi, published on 29 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer Over-read in GitHub repository bfabiszewski/libmobi prior to 0.11. This vulnerability is capable of arbitrary code execution.

Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-126

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-1533?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Libmobi Project Libmobi.

How do I fix CVE-2022-1533?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-1533 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-1533 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-1533, GHSA-wc9v-xvxc-2x5v, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-1533.

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