CVE-2022-30292 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

A heap-based buffer overflow in the Squirrel library allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-30292?

CVE-2022-30292 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 4 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Heap-based buffer overflow in sqbaselib.cpp in SQUIRREL 3.2 due to lack of a certain sq_reservestack call.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-30292?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Squirrel-Lang Squirrel.

How do I fix CVE-2022-30292?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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

Is CVE-2022-30292 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-30292 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-30292, GHSA-v26v-vfh5-54qp, MGASA-2022-0204, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-30292.

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