CVE-2022-48570

Public Exploit

Description

Crypto++ through 8.4 contains a timing side channel in ECDSA signature generation. Function FixedSizeAllocatorWithCleanup could write to memory outside of the allocation if the allocated memory was not 16-byte aligned. NOTE: this issue exists because the CVE-2019-14318 fix was intentionally removed for functionality reasons.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.52%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/releases/tag/CRYPTOPP_8_4_0 release notes
https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/992 patch exploit vendor advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-48570?
CVE-2022-48570 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-48570?
To fix CVE-2022-48570, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2022-48570 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2022-48570 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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