CVE-2022-35928
AES Crypt for Linux built using the source on GitHub and having the version number 3.11 has a vulnerability with respect to reading user-provided passwords and confirmations via command-line prompts.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.16%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
AES Crypt is a file encryption software for multiple platforms. AES Crypt for Linux built using the source on GitHub and having the version number 3.11 has a vulnerability with respect to reading user-provided passwords and confirmations via command-line prompts. Passwords lengths were not checked before being read. This vulnerability may lead to buffer overruns. This does _not_ affect source code found on aescrypt.com, nor is the vulnerability present when providing a password or a key via the `-p` or `-k` command-line options. The problem was fixed via in commit 68761851b and will be included in release 3.16. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should us the `-p` or `-k` options to provide a password or key.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.16% probability · 6th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120, CWE-1284
- Affected
- aescrypt/aes crypt
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/paulej/AESCrypt/commit/68761851b595e96c68c3f46bfc21167e72c6a22cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/paulej/AESCrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-r7fv-72pg-fwrqPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/paulej/AESCrypt/commit/68761851b595e96c68c3f46bfc21167e72c6a22cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/paulej/AESCrypt/security/advisories/GHSA-r7fv-72pg-fwrqPatch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.