glibc 2.36 syslog uninitialized heap read (CVE-2022-39046)
CVE-2022-39046 Published on August 31, 2022
An issue was discovered in the GNU C Library (glibc) 2.36. When the syslog function is passed a crafted input string larger than 1024 bytes, it reads uninitialized memory from the heap and prints it to the target log file, potentially revealing a portion of the contents of the heap.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-39046 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
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Exploit Probability
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