A pointer overflow, with code execution, was discovered...
High severity
Unreviewed
Published
May 14, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Feb 2, 2023
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Jan 13, 2019
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 14, 2022
Last updated
Feb 2, 2023
A pointer overflow, with code execution, was discovered in ZeroMQ libzmq (aka 0MQ) 4.2.x and 4.3.x before 4.3.1. A v2_decoder.cpp zmq::v2_decoder_t::size_ready integer overflow allows an authenticated attacker to overwrite an arbitrary amount of bytes beyond the bounds of a buffer, which can be leveraged to run arbitrary code on the target system. The memory layout allows the attacker to inject OS commands into a data structure located immediately after the problematic buffer (i.e., it is not necessary to use a typical buffer-overflow exploitation technique that changes the flow of control).
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