What is CVE-2022-24701?

CVE-2022-24701 is a high-severity vulnerability in Winaprs, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-06-02.

How severe is CVE-2022-24701?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-24701 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Winaprs

CVE-2022-24701

An issue was discovered in WinAPRS 2.9.0. A buffer overflow in national.txt processing allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly achieve code execution. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (37.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Winaprs — versions 2.9.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-24701?: CVE-2022-24701 is a high-severity vulnerability in Winaprs, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-06-02.
How severe is CVE-2022-24701?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-24701 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.