CVE-2022-43151 Denial of service in n/a
A memory leak in timg allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system memory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-43151?
CVE-2022-43151 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
timg v1.4.4 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the function timg::QueryBackgroundColor() at /timg/src/term-query.cc.
Weakness: CWE-401
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43151?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hzeller Timg.
How do I fix CVE-2022-43151?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-43151 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-43151 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43151, GHSA-378q-gq6q-wjhh, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43151.