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CVE-2022-42920

Apache Commons BCEL prior to 6.6.0 allows producing arbitrary bytecode via out-of-bounds writing

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Apache Commons BCEL has a number of APIs that would normally only allow changing specific class characteristics. However, due to an out-of-bounds writing issue, these APIs can be used to produce arbitrary bytecode. This could be abused in applications that pass attacker-controllable data to those APIs, giving the attacker more control over the resulting bytecode than otherwise expected. Update to Apache Commons BCEL 6.6.0.

Apache Commons BCEL tiene una serie de API que normalmente solo permitirían cambiar características de clase específicas. Sin embargo, debido a un problema de escritura fuera de límites, estas API se pueden utilizar para producir código de bytes arbitrario. Se podría abusar de esto en aplicaciones que pasan datos controlables por el atacante a esas API, lo que le da al atacante más control sobre el código de bytes resultante del que se esperaría. Actualización a Apache Commons BCEL 6.6.0.

An out-of-bounds (OOB) write flaw was found in Apache Commons BCEL API. This flaw can be used to produce arbitrary bytecode and may abuse applications that pass attacker-controlled data to those APIs, giving the attacker more control over the resulting bytecode than otherwise expected.

*Credits: Reported by Felix Wilhelm (Google); GitHub pull request to Apache Commons BCEL #147 by Richard Atkins (https://github.com/rjatkins); PR derived from OpenJDK (https://github.com/openjdk/jdk11u/) commit 13bf52c8d876528a43be7cb77a1f452d29a21492 by Aleksei Voitylov and RealCLanger (Christoph Langer https://github.com/RealCLanger)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2022-10-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2022-11-07 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-11-03 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Apache
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 Commons Bcel
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 < 6.6.0
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Fedoraproject
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 Fedora
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 35
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Fedoraproject
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 Fedora
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 36
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Fedoraproject
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 Fedora
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 37
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