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CVE-2022-1987:
Homebrew vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Buffer Over-read vulnerability (CVE-2022-1987) was discovered in GitHub repository bfabiszewski/libmobi versions prior to 0.11. The vulnerability was identified and disclosed on June 3, 2022 (CVE List).
Technical details
The vulnerability is related to a buffer over-read issue in the index entry label handling functionality. The issue occurs when the index entry label is not properly zero-terminated with corrupt input (GitHub Commit).
Impact
The buffer over-read vulnerability could potentially lead to information disclosure or application crashes when processing malformed input files.
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in libmobi version 0.11. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to address the security issue. The fix includes proper boundary checking and buffer handling for index entry labels (GitHub Commit).
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Source: This report was generated using AI
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