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Avro CVE-2022-36124

HIGH
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770)
2022-08-09 security@apache.org
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Aug 09, 2022 - 07:15 nvd
HIGH 7.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact
† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth
  • 18 cargo packages depend on apache-avro (14 direct, 4 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 0.14.0.

DescriptionNVD

It is possible for a Reader to consume memory beyond the allowed constraints and thus lead to out of memory on the system. This issue affects Rust applications using Apache Avro Rust SDK prior to 0.14.0 (previously known as avro-rs). Users should update to apache-avro version 0.14.0 which addresses this issue.

AnalysisAI

It is possible for a Reader to consume memory beyond the allowed constraints and thus lead to out of memory on the system.14.0 (previously known as avro-rs). Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Allocation of Resources Without Limits vulnerability could allow attackers to exhaust system resources through uncontrolled allocation.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Allocation of Resources Without Limits (CWE-770), which allows attackers to exhaust system resources through uncontrolled allocation. It is possible for a Reader to consume memory beyond the allowed constraints and thus lead to out of memory on the system.14.0 (previously known as avro-rs). Users should update to apache-avro version 0.14.0 which addresses this issue. Affected products include: Apache Avro. Version information: prior to 0.14.0.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Set resource limits, implement rate limiting, validate input sizes.

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CVE-2022-36124 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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