Out-of-bounds Read in Fast String Search Project
CVE-2022-25872
All versions of package fast-string-search are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read due to incorrect memory freeing and length calculation for any non-string input as the source. This allows the attacker to read previously allocated memory.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.011 (61.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Fast_string_search_project Fast_string_search
- N/a Fast-string-search — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- report@snyk.io (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- report@snyk.io (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-25872?
- CVE-2022-25872 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fast String Search Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-06-17.
- How severe is CVE-2022-25872?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.