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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-28946
CVE-2022-28946:
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Overview
CVE-2022-28946 is a vulnerability discovered in Open Policy Agent (OPA) version 0.39.0, specifically affecting the ast/parser.go component. The vulnerability was disclosed on May 19, 2022, and impacts the application's ability to correctly interpret expressions (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability exists in the ast/parser.go component of Open Policy Agent and can trigger out-of-range memory access due to incorrect expression interpretation. The severity of this vulnerability has been assessed as HIGH with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 and a CVSS v2.0 score of 5.0 MEDIUM (NVD).
Impact
When exploited, this vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition through out-of-range memory access, potentially affecting the availability of systems using the affected version of Open Policy Agent (NVD).
Exploitability
The vulnerability can be triggered via crafted input that causes the application to incorrectly interpret expressions, leading to out-of-range memory access. The issue specifically affects the ast/parser.go component in Open Policy Agent version 0.39.0 (NVD).
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