OnionShare up to 2.4 QT Image Parser out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in OnionShare up to 2.4. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component QT Image Parser. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-21688. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in OnionShare up to 2.4. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component QT Image Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was disclosed 01/19/2022 as GHSA-x7wr-283h-5h2v. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-21688 since 11/16/2021. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 260710 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-21688), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2.5 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (260710). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
CNA Vector (GitHub, Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 260710
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-21688

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: OnionShare 2.5

Timelineinfo

11/16/2021 🔍
01/19/2022 +64 days 🔍
01/19/2022 +0 days 🔍
09/03/2025 +1323 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-x7wr-283h-5h2v
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2022-21688 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-21688
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-190667

Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2022 07:30
Updated: 09/03/2025 18:36
Changes: 01/19/2022 07:30 (50), 01/20/2022 11:42 (2), 09/03/2025 18:36 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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