What is CVE-2022-30055?

CVE-2022-30055 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mersenne Prime95, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-05-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-30055?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Mersenne Prime95

CVE-2022-30055

Prime95 30.7 build 9 suffers from a Buffer Overflow vulnerability that could lead to Remote Code Execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.038 (88.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mersenne Prime95 — versions 30.7
Microsoft Windows
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-30055?: CVE-2022-30055 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mersenne Prime95, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-05-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-30055?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.