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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.