CVE-2022-38459
Published: 26 January 2023
Summary
CVE-2022-38459 is a high-severity Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) vulnerability in Siretta Quartz-Gold Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 6.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the httpd downfile.cgi functionality of Siretta QUARTZ-GOLD G5.0.1.5-210720-141020. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-38459 and assigned CWE-120, received a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 and allows a specially crafted HTTP request to corrupt memory on the device.
An attacker with network access and valid low-privileged credentials can send a malicious HTTP request to the affected endpoint and achieve remote code execution, resulting in full control over the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the device.
No mitigation details or patch information appear in the supplied references, which consist solely of Talos Intelligence vulnerability reports. The associated EPSS score has remained near 0.10 with only a modest peak of 0.1158 and does not indicate a pronounced post-disclosure increase in exploitation interest.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-41043
Vulnerability details
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the httpd downfile.cgi functionality of Siretta QUARTZ-GOLD G5.0.1.5-210720-141020. A specially-crafted HTTP request can lead to remote code execution. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Platform-independent managed code eliminates the need for unchecked native buffer copies that are the root cause of classic buffer overflows.