Openscap: one-byte heap buffer overflow in sds-compose may lead to denial-of-service
- Exploited
- No known exploitation
- Fix
- No fix listed
- Who is exposed
- Not reported
- Last modified
- A 0-100 score for how much a CVE matters across the industry: exploitation, exposure, how widely the software is used, severity and whether a fix exists.What do these mean? →
- 24/100 · provisional
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
The OpenSCAP software contains a heap buffer overflow that can be triggered by processing a specially crafted XCCDF document with the sds-compose option. An attacker who can reach the affected system over the network and needs low-privilege login can crash the application, causing a denial of service.
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A flaw was found in OpenSCAP. A heap-based buffer overflow can occur when processing a specially crafted Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF) document using the sds-compose option. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt memory, resulting in an application crash and a Denial of Service (DoS).
cve.now Index
- Exploitation?/40Unknown. No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
- Exposure3/25Reachable over the network · Unknown: No advisory context yet
- Reach10/20Shipped in major Linux distributions
- Severity5.9/10CVSS 5.9
- No patch5/5No patch listed yet
What would change the score
- Would score about 79 if added to CISA KEV
- Would score about 74 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
- Would score about 43 if advisories confirm default setups are exposed
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
Affected versions
- openscap
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Corrections
None so far.
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