CVE-2022-43237 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted video file exploiting a stack buffer overflow in the libde265 library.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-43237?

CVE-2022-43237 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 2 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Libde265 v1.0.8 was discovered to contain a stack-buffer-overflow vulnerability via void put_epel_hv_fallback<unsigned short> in fallback-motion.cc. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted video file.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43237?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Struktur Libde265.

How do I fix CVE-2022-43237?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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

Is CVE-2022-43237 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43237 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2022-43237, DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43237, GHSA-6p65-9v82-mggq, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43237.

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