CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-2002

Untrusted Pointer Dereference

Published: Dec 07, 2022 | Modified: Nov 07, 2023
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

GE CIMPICITY versions 2022 and prior is

vulnerable when data from faulting address controls code flow starting at gmmiObj!CGmmiOptionContainer, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Weakness

The product obtains a value from an untrusted source, converts this value to a pointer, and dereferences the resulting pointer.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Cimplicity Ge * 2022 (including)

Extended Description

An attacker can supply a pointer for memory locations that the product is not expecting. If the pointer is dereferenced for a write operation, the attack might allow modification of critical state variables, cause a crash, or execute code. If the dereferencing operation is for a read, then the attack might allow reading of sensitive data, cause a crash, or set a variable to an unexpected value (since the value will be read from an unexpected memory location). There are several variants of this weakness, including but not necessarily limited to:

References