CVE-2022-35928

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.

• CVE ID
• CVE-2022-35928

• Assigner
• security-advisories@github.com

• Vulnerability Status
• Analyzed

• Published Version
• 2022-08-03T20:15:08

• Last Modified Date
• 2022-08-10T15:39:05

• Version
• 3.1

• Vector String
• CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

• Attack Vector
• LOCAL

• Attack Compatibility
• LOW

• Privileges Required
• LOW

• User Interaction
• NONE

• Scope
• UNCHANGED

• Confidentiality Impact
• HIGH

• Availability Impact
• NONE

• Base Score
• 5.5

• Base Severity
• MEDIUM

• Exploitability Score
• 1.8

• Impact Score
• 3.6