CVE-2022-4969

Summary

CVE-2022-44969 is a critical vulnerability affecting the Binary Parser component in bwoodsend rockhopper versions up to 0.1.2. The function count_rows in rockhopper/src/ragged_array.c is the source of the issue, where the argument raw is exploited to cause a buffer overflow. Local access is necessary for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The recommended solution is to upgrade to version 0.2.0, with the patch identified as 1a15fad5e06ae693eb9b8908363d2c8ef455104e. Organizations are urged to apply this update to mitigate the risk of potential attacks.

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