Buffer Overrun Vulnerability in Zstandard by Facebook
CVE-2022-4899

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Facebook

Status
Zstd
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 March 2023

What is CVE-2022-4899?

In Zstandard v1.4.10, a vulnerability exists where an attacker can cause a buffer overrun by supplying an empty string as an argument to the command line tool. This flaw may lead to unintended behavior or crashes, posing a risk to the security and integrity of systems utilizing this software.

Affected Version(s)

zstd zstd 1.5.4

References

https://github.com/facebook/zstd/issues/3200
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230725-0005/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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