CVE-2022-38668 Information disclosure in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can read sensitive uninitialized stack memory when requesting small static files from the Crow HTTP server.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-38668?

CVE-2022-38668 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

HTTP applications (servers) based on Crow through 1.0+4 may reveal potentially sensitive uninitialized data from stack memory when fulfilling a request for a static file smaller than 16 KB.

Weakness: CWE-908

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38668?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Crowcpp Crow.

How do I fix CVE-2022-38668?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38668 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-38668 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38668 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5948-4f22-j6wp.

Is CVE-2022-38668 in your software?

Upload an SBOM and sbomify checks it against every vulnerability here, every day.

Check your SBOMs for free