CVE-2022-36125 Integer overflow when reading corrupted .avro file in Avro Rust SDK

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker can crash Rust applications using the Apache Avro library by providing a corrupted .avro file, causing a panic via integer overflow.

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

What is CVE-2022-36125?

CVE-2022-36125 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Avro, published on 9 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

It is possible to crash (panic) an application by providing a corrupted data to be read. This issue affects Rust applications using Apache Avro Rust SDK prior to 0.14.0 (previously known as avro-rs). Users should update to apache-avro version 0.14.0 which addresses this issue.

Weakness: CWE-190, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36125?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including apache-avro. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
apache-avro crates.ioAll versions0.14.0
apache-avro crates.ioAll versions0.14.0

Products include Apache Avro.

How do I fix CVE-2022-36125?

Upgrade apache-avro to 0.14.0 or later.

Is CVE-2022-36125 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36125 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3w5g-989p-35r8.

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