CVE-2022-43703 Incomplete verification of installation file signature
Attackers can execute malicious code by placing substitute files in the installer's search path, affecting Arm development tools.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-43703?
CVE-2022-43703 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Arm Compiler 5 (AC5), Arm Compiler for Embedded 6 (AC6), Fast Models (FM), Arm Compiler for Embedded FuSA (ACEF), Arm Development Studio (ADS), Arm Forge (AF), Arm Mobile Studio (AMS), DS-5 Development Studio, Fast Models (FM), GNU Toolchain (GT), Keil MDK (KMDK), Mbed Studio (MS), published on 27 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An installer that loads or executes files using an unconstrained search path may be vulnerable to substitute files under control of an attacker being loaded or executed instead of the intended files.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43703?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Arm Arm Development Studio, Arm Ds Development Studio.
How do I fix CVE-2022-43703?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-43703 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2022-43703 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-43703 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Arm Compiler 5 (AC5), Arm Compiler for Embedded 6 (AC6), Fast Models (FM), Arm Compiler for Embedded FuSA (ACEF), Arm Development Studio (ADS), Arm Forge (AF), Arm Mobile Studio (AMS), DS-5 Development Studio, Fast Models (FM), GNU Toolchain (GT), Keil MDK (KMDK), Mbed Studio (MS)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hpg6-hp9w-vxqp.