What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-35161?

CVE-2022-35161 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.9%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2022-35161?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2022-35161. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.9%.

Generalized Electric Vehicle Reverse Engineering Tool CVE-2022-35161

CRITICAL

Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120)

2022-08-03 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow Generalized Electric Vehicle Reverse Engineering Tool

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 03, 2022 - 21:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

GVRET Stable Release as of Aug 15, 2015 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the handleConfigCmd function at SerialConsole.cpp.

AnalysisAI

GVRET Stable Release as of Aug 15, 2015 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the handleConfigCmd function at SerialConsole.cpp. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Copy without Size Check (CWE-120), which allows attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory. GVRET Stable Release as of Aug 15, 2015 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the handleConfigCmd function at SerialConsole.cpp. Affected products include: Generalized Electric Vehicle Reverse Engineering Tool Project Generalized Electric Vehicle Reverse Engineering Tool.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Always validate buffer sizes before copy operations. Use bounded functions (strncpy, snprintf). Enable compiler protections.