What is CVE-2022-41992?

CVE-2022-41992 is a high-severity vulnerability in Poweriso, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-12-16.

How severe is CVE-2022-41992?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Poweriso

CVE-2022-41992

A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the VHD File Format parsing CXSPARSE record functionality of PowerISO PowerISO 8.3. A specially-crafted file can lead to an out-of-bounds write. A victim needs to open a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (38.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Poweriso — versions 8.3, PowerISO 8.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-41992?: CVE-2022-41992 is a high-severity vulnerability in Poweriso, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-12-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-41992?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.