NULL pointer dereference in Libarchive
CVE-2022-36227
In libarchive before 3.6.2, the software does not check for an error after calling calloc function that can return with a NULL pointer if the function fails, which leads to a resultant NULL pointer dereference. NOTE: the discoverer cites t…
EPSS: 0.019 (77.5th 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
- Libarchive
- Splunk Universal_forwarder — versions 9.1.0
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 37
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-36227?
- CVE-2022-36227 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Libarchive, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-11-22.
- How severe is CVE-2022-36227?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.