Medium severity · published Aug 31, 2022
CVE-2022-39046
An issue was discovered in the GNU C Library (glibc) 2.36
5.3
CVSS
1.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue was discovered in the GNU C Library (glibc) 2.36. When the syslog function is passed a crafted input string larger than 1024 bytes, it reads uninitialized memory from the heap and prints it to the target log file, potentially revealing a portion of the contents of the heap.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.9% · higher than 80% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GL
Glibc · Gnu
2.36 · source: NVD
HF
H300s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H410c Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H410s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H500s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
HF
H700s Firmware · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
OS
Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility · Netapp
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39046
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-39046
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176932/glibc-syslog-Heap-Based-Buffer-Overflow.html
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/3
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/30/6
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/30/8
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-03
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221104-0002/
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