Out-of-Bounds Read in QNAP QTS 5.0.1.2346 & QuTS hero 5.0.1.2348
CVE-2022-27597 Published on March 29, 2023
QTS, QuTS hero, QuTScloud, QVP (QVR Pro appliances)
A vulnerability has been reported to affect QNAP operating systems. If exploited, the out-of-bounds read vulnerability allows remote authenticated administrators to get secret values. The vulnerability affects the following QNAP operating systems: QTS, QuTS hero, QuTScloud, QVP (QVR Pro appliances) We have already fixed the vulnerability in the following versions: QTS 5.0.1.2346 build 20230322 and later QuTS hero h5.0.1.2348 build 20230324 and later
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-27597 can be exploited with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Types
Debug Messages Revealing Unnecessary Information
The product fails to adequately prevent the revealing of unnecessary and potentially sensitive system information within debugging messages.
Active Debug Code
The application is deployed to unauthorized actors with debugging code still enabled or active, which can create unintended entry points or expose sensitive information. A common development practice is to add "back door" code specifically designed for debugging or testing purposes that is not intended to be shipped or deployed with the application. These back door entry points create security risks because they are not considered during design or testing and fall outside of the expected operating conditions of the application.
Out-of-bounds Read
The software reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can allow attackers to read sensitive information from other memory locations or cause a crash. A crash can occur when the code reads a variable amount of data and assumes that a sentinel exists to stop the read operation, such as a NUL in a string. The expected sentinel might not be located in the out-of-bounds memory, causing excessive data to be read, leading to a segmentation fault or a buffer overflow. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent read operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-27597
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Affected Versions
QNAP Systems Inc. QTS:- Version unspecified and below 5.0.1.2346 build 20230322 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below h5.0.1.2348 build 20230324 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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