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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (37.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Winaprs — versions 2.9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- winaprs.com/ (Product)
- www.coalfire.com/the-coalfire-blog/hacking-ham-radio-winaprs-part1 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
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.