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Name
CVE-2022-37434
Source
NVD ( link)Debian ( link)
Description
zlib through 1.2.12 has a heap-based buffer over-read or buffer overflow in inflate in inflate.c via a large gzip header extra field. NOTE: only applications that call inflateGetHeader are affected. Some common applications bundle the affected zlib source code but may be unable to call inflateGetHeader (e.g., see the nodejs/node reference).
CWEs
CWE-787 CWE-120
Published Date
Updated Date
Workaround
-
Advisories
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/37Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/38Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/42Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/05/2Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/09/1Mailing List
https://github.com/curl/curl/issues/9271Exploit
https://github.com/ivd38/zlib_overflowExploit
https://github.com/madler/zlib/blob/21767c654d31d2dccdde4330529775c6c5fd5389/zlib.h#L1062-L1063Exploit
https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/eff308af425b67093bab25f80f1ae950166bece1Patch
https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/75b68c6e4db515f76df73af476eccf382bbcb00a/deps/zlib/inflate.c#L762-L764Exploit
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00012.htmlMailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JWN4VE3JQR4O2SOUS5TXNLANRPMHWV4I/Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NMBOJ77A7T7PQCARMDUK75TE6LLESZ3O/Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PAVPQNCG3XRLCLNSQRM3KAN5ZFMVXVTY/Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X5U7OTKZSHY2I3ZFJSR2SHFHW72RKGDK/Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YRQAI7H4M4RQZ2IWZUEEXECBE5D56BH2/Mailing List
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220901-0005/Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230427-0007/Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213489Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213490Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213491Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213493Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213494Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5218Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/37Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/38Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/42Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/05/2Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/09/1Mailing List
https://github.com/curl/curl/issues/9271Exploit
https://github.com/ivd38/zlib_overflowExploit
https://github.com/madler/zlib/blob/21767c654d31d2dccdde4330529775c6c5fd5389/zlib.h#L1062-L1063Exploit
https://github.com/madler/zlib/commit/eff308af425b67093bab25f80f1ae950166bece1Patch
https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/75b68c6e4db515f76df73af476eccf382bbcb00a/deps/zlib/inflate.c#L762-L764Exploit
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00012.htmlMailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JWN4VE3JQR4O2SOUS5TXNLANRPMHWV4I/Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NMBOJ77A7T7PQCARMDUK75TE6LLESZ3O/Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PAVPQNCG3XRLCLNSQRM3KAN5ZFMVXVTY/Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X5U7OTKZSHY2I3ZFJSR2SHFHW72RKGDK/Mailing List
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YRQAI7H4M4RQZ2IWZUEEXECBE5D56BH2/Mailing List
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220901-0005/Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230427-0007/Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213488Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213489Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213490Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213491Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213493Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213494Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5218Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/curl/curl/issues/9271Exploit

Analysis#

Affected Component
Analysis
zlib
Patched

Vulnerability Ratings#

9.8
CVSSv31
9.8
CVSSv31
NaN
other

Others affected components#

Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
libzlib
buildroot
2025.02.x
1.3.2
Not Affected
libzlib
buildroot
master
1.3.2
Not Affected
zlib
openwrt
master
1.3.2-r1
Not Affected
zlib
openwrt
openwrt-25.12
1.3.1-r1
Not Affected
zlib
yocto
master
1.3.2
Not Affected
zlib
yocto
scarthgap
1.3.1
Not Affected

Resolved with patches#

zlib (yocto:kirkstone)

#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
CVE-2022-37434
Hitendra Prajapati <hprajapati@mvista.com>
CVE-2022-37434