CVE-2022-25872
Out-of-bounds Read
MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: June 17, 2022 at 08:05 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:34 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFast String Search
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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
All versions of package fast-string-search are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read due to incorrect memory freeing and length calculation for any non-string input as the source. This allows the attacker to read previously allocated memory.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/magiclen/node-fast-string-search/blob/c8dd9fc966abc80b327f509e63360f59e0de9fb5/src/fast-string-search.c%23L192x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-FASTSTRINGSEARCH-2392368CVSS
5.3MEDIUMsnyk
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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