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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (65.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 65.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Fast String Search Project
- Fast-String-Search — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-FASTSTRINGSEARCH-2392368 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/magiclen/node-fast-string-search/blob/c8dd9fc966abc80b327f509e63360f… (Third Party Advisory, 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.