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CVE-2022-2061:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability (CVE-2022-2061) was discovered in GitHub repository hpjansson/chafa prior to version 1.12.0. The vulnerability was disclosed on June 13, 2022, and affects the chafa project's codebase (CVE Details, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) and Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787). It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 3.3 (LOW) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, indicating local access is required with low attack complexity and low privileges needed (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows for potential information disclosure through local access, as indicated by the CVSS metrics. The confidentiality impact is rated as low, while there are no direct impacts on integrity or availability (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.12.0 of the chafa project. Users should upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the vulnerability. A patch has been implemented to prevent out-of-bounds access in the lzw_decode function (GitHub Patch).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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