VDB-213481 · CVE-2022-29486 · intel-sa-00695

Intel Hyperscan Library buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Intel Hyperscan Library. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes buffer overflow. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-29486. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Intel Hyperscan Library (Software Library) (affected version not known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper buffer restrictions in the Hyperscan library maintained by Intel(R) all versions downloaded before 04/29/2022 may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via network access.

The weakness was released 11/12/2022 as intel-sa-00695. The advisory is shared at intel.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-29486 since 04/20/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/06/2025).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Software Library

Vendor

Intel

Name

Hyperscan Library

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.intel.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 4.3
CNA Vector (Intel Corporation): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

04/20/2022 🔍
11/12/2022 +206 days 🔍
11/12/2022 +0 days 🔍
02/06/2025 +816 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: intel.com

Advisory: intel-sa-00695
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-29486 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-29486
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-213481

Entryinfo

Created: 11/12/2022 14:17
Updated: 02/06/2025 00:12
Changes: 11/12/2022 14:17 (49), 12/17/2022 09:24 (12), 02/06/2025 00:12 (15)
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