XStream XML Data stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in XStream. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component XML Data Handler. Such manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-40155. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in XStream (affected version not known) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component XML Data Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Those using Xstream to serialise XML data may be vulnerable to Denial of Service attacks (DOS). If the parser is running on user supplied input, an attacker may supply content that causes the parser to crash by stack overflow. This effect may support a denial of service attack.

The weakness was presented 09/16/2022 as 304. The advisory is shared for download at bugs.chromium.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-40155 since 09/07/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/19/2022).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

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10/19/2022 +33 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 304
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2022-40155 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-40155
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-208868

Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2022 21:27
Updated: 10/19/2022 13:10
Changes: 09/16/2022 21:27 (48), 10/19/2022 13:10 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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