CVE-2022-35928
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: 2022-08-03T19:25:12
State: PUBLISHED
affected: product: AESCrypt
vendor: paulej
versions: status: affected
version: = 3.11
descriptions: value: AES Crypt is a file encryption software for multiple platforms. AES Crypt for Linux built using the source on GitHub and having the version number 3.11 has a vulnerability with respect to reading user-provided passwords and confirmations via command-line prompts. Passwords lengths were not checked before being read. This vulnerability may lead to buffer overruns. This does _not_ affect source code found on aescrypt.com, nor is the vulnerability present when providing a password or a key via the `-p` or `-k` command-line options. The problem was fixed via in commit 68761851b and will be included in release 3.16. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should us the `-p` or `-k` options to provide a password or key.
metrics: cvssV3_1: attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 8.4
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
problemTypes: descriptions: cweId: CWE-120
description: CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
type: CWE
source: advisory: GHSA-r7fv-72pg-fwrq
discovery: UNKNOWN
title: AES Crypt for Linux Password Security Vulnerability