Vulnerability in Heimdal_project Heimdal

CVE-2022-45142

The fix for CVE-2022-3437 included changing memcmp to be constant time and a workaround for a compiler bug by adding "!= 0" comparisons to the result of memcmp. When these patches were backported to the heimdal-7.7.1 and heimdal-7.8.0 bran…

EPSS: 0.005 (39.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-45142?
CVE-2022-45142 is a high-severity vulnerability in Heimdal_project Heimdal, classified under Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-45142?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-45142 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.