CVE-2022-35928 AES Crypt for Linux Password Security Vulnerability
Buffer overflow in AES Crypt for Linux password prompt allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-35928?
CVE-2022-35928 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in paulej AESCrypt, published on 3 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
AES Crypt is a file encryption software for multiple platforms. AES Crypt for Linux built using the source on GitHub and having the version number 3.11 has a vulnerability with respect to reading user-provided passwords and confirmations via command-line prompts. Passwords lengths were not checked before being read. This vulnerability may lead to buffer overruns. This does _not_ affect source code found on aescrypt.com, nor is the vulnerability present when providing a password or a key via the `-p` or `-k` command-line options. The problem was fixed via in commit 68761851b and will be included in release 3.16. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should us the `-p` or `-k` options to provide a password or key.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-35928?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Aescrypt Aes Crypt.
How do I fix CVE-2022-35928?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-35928 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2022-35928 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-35928 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r7fv-72pg-fwrq.