Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-25872

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 17 June 2022

Published
17 June 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0023 46.3th percentile
Risk Priority 11 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-25872 is a medium-severity Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) vulnerability in Fast String Search Project Fast String Search. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 46.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

All versions of package fast-string-search are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read due to incorrect memory freeing and length calculation for any non-string input as the source. This allows the attacker to read previously allocated memory.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

fast string search project
fast string search
all versions

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

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